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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Surah 103 – The Time سورة العصر
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 103rd book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. تم … Continue reading →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Islamic الإسلامية, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged al-'asr, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, poetry, print, Quran, script, sura 103, the time, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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The Sea in the Sink -Yehia Jaber
The poem “Incongruity” aka “Nightmare” by Lebanese poet Yehia Jaber is written once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of water running from a tap. This piece was one of eight designs, commissioned by Reel … Continue reading →
Posted in Humour دعابة, Poetry شعر
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Humor, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, poetry, print, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, Yehia Jaber, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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8th Son – The Skull of my Father
A verse from the poem “8th Son” by Syrian poet Golan Haji is written once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of a human skull in profile. مقطع من قصيدة “الابن الثامن” للشاعر السوري جولان … Continue reading →
Posted in Poetry شعر, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged 8th son, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Conflict, death, despair, destruction, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, family, fine art, golan haji, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, kiss, love, Middle East, Muslim, patriotism, peace, pen and ink, poem, poetry, print, protest, script, skull, Syria, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, War, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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The Children Are Our Future
The poem “Untitled” by Scottish poet Tom Pow is written twice in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of a man and child, hand in hand. تم كتابة قصيدة “بلا عنوان” من قبل الشاعر الاسكتلندي توم … Continue reading →
Posted in Poetry شعر, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, child, Diwani, Diwani Jali, environment, everitte, Everitte Barbee, father, father and child, fine art, forward thinking, future, health, ink, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, Muslim, parent, peace, pen and ink, planning, poem, poetry, preparation, print, scottish, script, son, Tom Pow, typography, Untitled, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Surah 55 – The Merciful الرحمن
This image of a tree prostrating before God was inspired by 55:5-6: The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation, and the stars and trees prostrate. تم استلهام هذه الصورة لشجرة تسجد أمام الله من سورة الرحمن الاّية 5 … Continue reading →
Posted in Islamic الإسلامية, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged al-rahman, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, bowing, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, landscape, Middle East, Muslim, nature, pen and ink, prayer, praying, print, prostrate. prostrating tree, Quran, script, sura 55, surah 55, the merciful, tree, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, الرحمن, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, سورة الرحمن
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The American Flag – in color
This piece is a color original of the American flag, formed by using the words to the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance is written exactly twice in this piece, creating the correct official proportions of the flag of the … Continue reading →
Posted in America أمريكا, Political سياسي, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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Tagged America, American Flag, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, color calligraphy, colour calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, flag, freedom, ink, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, patriotism, peace, pen and ink, Politics, script, typography, USA, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Lizard’s First Law of Inertia Color Original – قانون السحلية للقصور الذاتي
Recently I have been experimenting with color, and have done several new Quranic designs as well as reworking some of my originally black and white designs which I think work well in color. This piece is a color original based … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Poetry شعر
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, colour calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, emily ballou, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, kaligrafi, lizard, lizard's law of inertia, Middle East, pen and ink, poetry, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Surah 49 – The Chambers الحجرات
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 49th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. 42x60cm, … Continue reading →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Islamic الإسلامية, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Diwani, Diwani Jali, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, Quran, script, surah 49, the chambers, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الحجرات, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط عربي, ديواني
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