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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Darwish and the Nude درويش والعري
Original Ink on Paper, Dimensions 48x32cm The poem “In Her Absence I Created Her Image”, by one of the most famous Palestinian poets, Mahmoud Darwish, is written exactly once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script, to form the image … Continue reading →
Posted in Political سياسي, Palestine فلسطين, Poetry شعر
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Tagged Arab, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Darwish, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, female, figure, fine art, ink, Jerusalem, kaligrafi, Mahmoud Darwish, Middle East, naked, nude, Palestine, pen and ink, poems, poetry, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, woman, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, شعر
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Rocks for Palestine صخور لفلسطين
Dimensions: 58x42cm The poem, written specifically for this piece, also comprises the entire subject matter of the piece. The poem is written once from beginning to finish in the background, while the four characters are also illustrated using various words … Continue reading →
Posted in Palestine فلسطين, Poetry شعر, Political سياسي
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Tagged Arab Spring, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Conflict, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, freedom, Gaza, ink, Israel, kaligrafi, Middle East, occupation, occupied territories, Palestine, peace, pen and ink, protest, script, terrorism, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, War, West Bank, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Palestine: The Aral Sea of Liberty فلسطين: بحر آرال الحرية
Dimensions: 84x40cm The map of Palestine is depicted showing the different borders as they have changed over time. The darkest area represents land which was given to Israel by the United Nations in 1948, the slightly less dark areas represent … Continue reading →
Posted in Islamic الإسلامية, Palestine فلسطين, Poetry شعر, Political سياسي
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Tagged Arab, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Conflict, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Gaza, ink, Israel, kaligrafi, Middle East, Palestine, pen and ink, Politics, terrorism, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, War, West Bank, Zionism, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Groucho’s Elephant الفيل في منامتي
This elephant is drawn from the Arabic calligraphy Diwani Jali script, using only the words form the Groucho Marx quote. “One Morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How it got into my Pajamas I’ll never know.” Marx’s Elephant … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Humour دعابة
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Djali, Elephant, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Groucho Marx, Humor, Humour دعابة, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, Pajamas, pen and ink, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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American Flag علم الولايات المتحدة
Stand up and put your hand on your heart. The pledge of allegiance is written exactly twice in this piece, creating the correct official proportions of the flag of the United States. The pledge is written once in the seven would-be … Continue reading →
Posted in America أمريكا, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Political سياسي, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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Tagged America, American Flag, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Djali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, nationalism, Patriotic, patriotism, pen and ink, pledge of allegiance, script, typography, USA, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Emerson and the Camel إمرسون والجمل
The believing we do something when we do nothing is the first illusion of tobacco. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson People complaining about smoking here: It’s the real deal, honkies.
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور
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Tagged Arabic Calligraphy, Diwani, Middle East, Arabic, Calligraphy, script, Animals, Camel, Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Transcendentalist, Transcendentalism, calligraphie, Smoking, cigarettes, camel cigarettes, typography, art, خط, ديواني, خط عربي, Everitte Barbee, everitte, barbee, pen and ink, ink, fine art, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, فنون جميلة, فن, Diwani Jali, Arabic script, kaligrafi
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Magritte ماغريت
“This is not a Calligraphy” is repeated several times throughout the piece in Arabic script. All together the words write “Calligraphy”. This homage to the most famous Belgian surrealist is illustrated using a modified version of the Diwani Djali Arabic … Continue reading →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Text from Text الكلمات من الكلمات
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Tagged abstract, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, c'est ne pas une pipe, calligraphie, Calligraphy, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, Magritte, Middle East, pen and ink, René Magritte, Surrealism, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Giraffe of Damascus زرافة من دمشق
Dimensions of Original Piece: 45x35cm A giraffe is depicted using only the letters and shapes found in the Diwani Djali Arabic script. The text reads; “Syria needs trade sanctions like a giraffe needs a throat infection.” The text is written … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Political سياسي
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Damascus, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, giraffe, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, Syria, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Surah 89
This piece of figural Arabic calligraphy writes the entire Surah Al-Fajr, meaning “The Dawn”. All 30 verses are written and none are repeated. The first verse which translates as “by the dawn” is written in the center circle. The verses … Continue reading →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Islamic الإسلامية, Poetry شعر
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Tagged 89, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, eighty nine, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic, kaligrafi, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, Quran, Surah 89, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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With a Little Help from My Friends بيتلز
Photograph of the Original Ink Drawing. Dimensions: 58cm x 42cm The image of the four Beatles is created using only the letters and shapes of the Diwani Djali Arabic script. The words in the piece are the lyrics to the … Continue reading →
Posted in Poetry شعر, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Portaits بورتريه
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Tagged 70's, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, lyrics, Middle East, music, peace, pen and ink, The Beatles, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, With a little help from my friends, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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