Roberto Burle Marx

A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions; and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant - rare, unusual, ordinary or doomed to disappearance - but it is also a color, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself.

Brazilian Environmentalist

Alan Watts

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.

English Philosopher

Natalia Makarova

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.

Russian Dancer

Arabesque in art reflects Islamic culture's avoidance of human figure representation.

Cultural Origin

Arabesque designs often involve repeated geometric shapes without beginning or end.

Geometric Patterns

Although common in Islamic art, arabesque has influenced many global artistic styles.

Not Just Islamic

Arabesque in ballet conveys grace and balance, typical of classical dance elegance.

Ballet Elegance

Good posture is key; a dancer must maintain a straight back and extended arms in arabesque.

Posture Precision

Executing an arabesque requires muscle strength and body control, especially in the core and back.

Strength and Control

Musical arabesques are intricate and decorative, evoking the flowing patterns of art.

Musical Ornamentation

In music, an arabesque can express complex emotions through its ornate movements.

Emotional Expression

Unlike strict musical forms, the arabesque allows for improvisation and creative freedom.

Structure Freedom

 And part of the joy of it is, you know the difficulty. You also may be taking into account the fact that it's incredibly painful. Anybody seen a ballet dancer's toes when they come out of the points? While she's doing these graceful arabesques and plies and what have you, something horrible's going on down here.

Richard Seymour: How...

 an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods