CROSS CULTURAL ELEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS OF NEW MOTIFS DESIGN IN LOCAL ISLAMIC ART

Cross-cultural application efforts are not only focused on physical activity in communities, but it can be applied through a variety of mediums. Islamic Art are broad and needs to be developed and enriched with creativity. This study will identify the elements of cross-cultural art that possible to generate new ideas for the design of Islamic Art motifs. The cross-cultural component in this study is the cultural basis of Malaysia's three main ethnic groups. The study of creating cross-cultural-based motifs are limited. There are no new addition and creativity in the field of Islamic Art. This study aims to identify the art elements of cross-culture that can be used as inspiration for motif design and propose a new possible cross-cultural Islamic Art motif design. Qualitative study is used to collect the data by the application of content analysis and unstructured observation methods. Cross-cultural elements that do not conflict with the core of Islamic Art can generate high creativity, inspire innovation in producing Islamic Art motifs and have the potential to be applied on various platforms. In conclusion, the cross-cultural art element can be used as inspiration for the design of new Islamic Art motifs that have local multi-cultural identity characteristics.

1. MOHD HISHAM BIN JOHARI
2. NIK NARIMAH BINTI NIK ABDULLAH
3. DR. MOHD FAUZI HARUN
4. EZAL BIN DAUD
5. DR. MOHD NASIRUDDIN BIN ABDUL AZIZ
6. DR. SAIFUL AKRAM BIN CHE COB
7. SHEIKH MOHAMAD HAFIZ ABU BAKAR