The Mystical Symbol of Light and Color in Gothic Paintings and Architecture

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Peyman Alizadeh oskooii ¹ , Ismail BaniArdalan ² , Kamran Afshar mohajer ³ , Mohamad reza Sharifzadeh ⁴ , Mohamad javad Safian ⁵

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Received: 2020-06-13 Accepted : 2020-06-13 Published : 2020-05-21

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Abstract :

Mysticism entails insight in the Absolute, insight in his names, traits, and expressions. All names of Allah, such as Jamil, Badie,  Mosavar, etc. are tied with art and aesthetics. Color is the expression of pluralism in unity. Light, per se, is a symbol of unity but it is embodied by color and color acts as a media for expression and emergence of light. Colors signify a specific meaning in the realm of art. For instance, green implies a divine mystical state but white is the symbol of Absoluteness. Goethic architecture seeks to create mysterious spaces through a combination of lights, shadows, and bright colors, so that the sacredness of that space is immadiately perceived. Present study attempts to examine the application of light and color in Goethic architecture and paintings. It is of descriptive-analytical type. Data is gathered through inductive reasoning and librarian method. Research findings show that Goethic architecture and painting imbued with religious concepts makes an attempt to embody God embeded in mysterious spaces through a combination of lights and colors.