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recycling visual heritage.
A collection of good practices of recycling images, ornaments or other elements of different visual heritages.
In many practices might appear more than one aspect of recycling.

Collecting and recycling visual elements from "elsewhere"
drawing on different cultural heritages on different levels :
- arts and crafts
- fine arts
- design

Recycling visual elements from one's cultures of origin
drawing on different cultural heritages on different levels :
- arts and crafts
- fine arts
- design



Boutros al-Maari

al-Tinawi, Abla and Antar

al-Buraq and Muhammad, miniature painting from the16th century

Boutros al-Maari, Abla

Boutros al-Maari, al-Buraq
Mourat Palta
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Recycling visual heritage and skills, knowledge and techniques, often come together like in Murat Paltas's art: technical knowledge in miniature painting, tradition adapted to a new context : international, European public and contemporary popular culture.

Cartier's designers made researches on Islamic sacred geometry and adapted them to luxury goods, such as diamond jewelry.
Cartier et les arts de l’Islam.Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 2022
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