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Category Archives: Text from Text الكلمات من الكلمات
As the name implies, this section features words which are written using smaller words in the Arabic Calligraphy Diwani Djali Script.
Logos for the University of Southern California
I was recently commissioned to create a series of logos for the Middle Eastern Department at the University of Southern California. Below are two simple circular designs, the first in Arabic, the second in Farsi, each reading “The University of … Continue reading →
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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.
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, Calligraphy, Damascus, Diwani, Diwani Jali, empowerment, everitte, Everitte Barbee, female, feminism, fine art, ink, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Middle East, omran, pen and ink, poetry, print, protest, rasha, script, Syria, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, voice, women, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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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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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, famous quotes, fine art, friends, friendship, ink, kaligrafi, khalil gibran, lebanese, lebanon, Middle East, pen and ink, poetry, print, protest, script, the prophet, typography, uplifting, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, جبران, جبران خليل جبران, 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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Freedom الحرية
In this piece the word ‘freedom’ ‘الحرية’ is written 159 times in the Arabic Calligraphy Diwani Jali script, and in almost as many shapes. Altogether, the words also write the word freedom the 160th time. Signed Freedom Arabic Calligraphy Limited … Continue reading →
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