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Category Archives: Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور
Mutanabbi’s Lion
This piece features Al-Mutanabbi’s proverb “إذا رأيت نيوب الليث فلا تظنن أن الليث يبتسم” “Just because you see the lion’s teeth don’t assume that the lion is smiling” The quote is written exactly six times throughout the image of the … Continue reading →
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Take the Leap – Original Arabic Calligraphy
The figure of a woman jumping is created using the Diwani Djali script. The text reads “Always do what you are afraid to do” and is repeated exactly three times to create the shape of this woman conquering her fear. … Continue reading →
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Malcolm X مالكوم إكس
The face of Malcolm X, famous African American Muslim leader and human rights activist, is depicted using the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script. The text is an Arabic translation of the following quote, obviously repeated many times: “If violence is … Continue reading →
Posted in America أمريكا, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Political سياسي, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Portaits بورتريه
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Voice صوت
The poem ‘Voice’ by Syrian poet, Rasha Omran, is written exactly once to write the word ‘Sawt’ meaning voice or noise, all written in the Diwani Jali Arabic Calligraphy script.
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Political سياسي, Text from Text الكلمات من الكلمات
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Gibran’s Friendship صداقة جبران
Khalil Gibran eloquently describes friendship in his famous book ‘The Prophet‘. This quote (seen at the bottom) is written exactly once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to write the word ‘friendship’ (sadaaqa) once again in large letters. The … Continue reading →
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Sisters of the Wind الأخوات الرياح
Well this ought to save me be being called a chauvinist for at least a day or two… or not. 42x58cm, Signed Limited Edition Print of 50. خمسون نسخة موقعة محدودة بقياس 42 ب 58سم The phrase “We are family, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, female, feminism, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, print, protest, script, sisterhood, sisters, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, woman hood, women, 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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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 →
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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, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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Tagged Animals, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Camel, camel cigarettes, cigarettes, Diwani, Diwani Jali, Emerson, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, Ralph Waldo Emerson, script, Smoking, Transcendentalism, Transcendentalist, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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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 →
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