"My Name Is Red"

[fiefoe]

Because this is a mystery, of course there's a second murder. But so far their best clue to solve the murders is the particular way a horse's nostril is drawn in one particular illustration.

<The devil in art: >

• Contrary to what is commonly believed, all murderers are men of extreme faith rather than unbelievers. Manuscript illumination leads to painting, and painting, in turn, leads to-God forbid-challenging Allah.
• I have the sense that evil can be endured, and moreover, that it's indispensable to an artist.
• See how men do not fear Death, but rather the violence implicit in the desire to he one-of-a-kind, unique and exceptional.
• Attempting to imitate the world directly through painting seems dishonorable to me.
• Because they're attempting to depict the world that God perceives, not the world that they see. Doesn't that amount to challenging God's unity, that is-Allah forbid-isn't it saying that I could do the work of God?
• Genuine artists have an instinctive desire to draw what's forbidden!
  

<What makes it great:>

• A great painter does not content himself by affecting us with his masterpieces; ultimately, he succeeds in changing the landscape of our minds. Once a miniaturist's artistry enters our souls this way, it becomes the criterion for the beauty of our world.
• The greatest compliment you can pay a painter is to say that his work has stimulated your own enthusiasm to illustrate. {This rings a bell.}
• True talent resided in a sighted miniaturist who could regard the world like a blind man.
  

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