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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 →
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American Foreign Policy One ‘The Peace Sign’ – Arabic Calligraphy
A hand giving the peace sign is depicted using Islamic Calligraphy written in the Diwani Jali script. While the hand itself reads the phrase ‘American Foreign Policy’ repeated several times, various other words are written in the background of the … Continue reading →
Posted in America أمريكا, Humour دعابة, Palestine فلسطين, Political سياسي, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Foreign, ink, Iraq, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, peace, pen and ink, Policy, Politics, Power, print, protest, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, War, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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American Foreign Policy Two ‘The V Sign’ – Arabic Calligraphy
A hand giving the ‘V Sign’ is depicted using Islamic Calligraphy written in the Diwani Jali script. While the hand itself reads the phrase ‘American Foreign Policy’ repeated several times, various other words are written in the background of the … Continue reading →
Posted in America أمريكا, Humour دعابة, Palestine فلسطين, Political سياسي, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Foreign, ink, Iraq, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, Policy, Politics, Power, print, protest, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, War, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Welsh Flag علم ويلز
58x42cm, a recent commission for a friendly Welshman. Yes, I realize that I’m catering to a very niche market with this one… The (colourless) Flag of Whales is depicted using the Diwani Jali Arabic Calligraphy script featuring the words from … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Humour دعابة, Poetry شعر, Political سياسي
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, dragon, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, flag, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, Humor, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, national anthem, patriotism, pen and ink, poetry, Politics, print, script, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, wales, welsh flag, welsh national anthem, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Lizard’s First Law of Inertia قانون السحلية للقصور الذاتي
42x29cm Ink On Paper The image in this piece is created using only the Diwani Jali Arabic Calligraphy script from the poem ‘Lizard’s First Law of Inertia’ by Scottish Poet, Emily Ballou. The poem is written exactly once from head … Continue reading →
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Tagged America, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, calligraphy lizard, Diwani, Diwani Jali, emily ballou, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, freedom, inertia, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, law, lizard, Middle East, peace, pen and ink, poem, poetry, print, script, the world according to lizard, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, 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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Pulp Fiction الخيال المثير
The classic image from the film ‘Pulp Fiction’ of Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, with their guns at the ready, is created using only the letters and shapes found in the Diwani Djali Arabic script. The text found in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Humour دعابة, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Portaits بورتريه
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, bible, calligraphie, Calligraphy, everitte, Everitte Barbee, film, fine art, ink, John Travolta, kaligrafi, Middle East, movie, pen and ink, Pulp Fiction, quentin tarantino, quote, quotes, Samuel L., Samuel L. Jackson, travolta, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Yoda
Yoda is depicted using only the characters and shapes of Arabic Diwani Jali Script from two of Yoda’s famous quotes from the Star Wars saga. These quotes can be seen below in English. An interesting and truly unique addtion to … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Humour دعابة, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية, Portaits بورتريه
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, calligraphie, Calligraphy, everitte, Everitte Barbee, film, fine art, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, movies, pen and ink, Pop culture, quotes, sci fi, science fiction, Star Wars, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, Yoda, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Butterfly Tattoo وشم الفراشة
Pen and Ink on Paper, 32x24cm The image of a butterfly in this piece is created using only the Arabic translation of the Billy Elmer quote “Women, don’t get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you’re … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Humour دعابة
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Tagged aging, Animals, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, barbee, billy elmer, Butterfly, calligraphie, Calligraphy, elmer, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, Humor, humour, ink, kaligrafi, Middle East, pen and ink, tattoo, tattoos, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, women, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Rhinoceros وحيد القرن
The image of a rhinoceros is created using only Arabic calligraphy in the Diwani Jali script. The text is the famous Eugene Ionesco quote from the play ‘Rhinoceros’: “There are certain things which enter the minds of even people without … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور, Humour دعابة, Pop Culture ثقافة شعبية
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