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Surah 104 Al-Humazah سورة الهمزة
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 104th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. تم … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Conflict, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, poetry, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Surah 93 – Ad-Duha الضحى
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 93th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. تم تشكيل … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ad-Duha, Adduha, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, poetry, print, Quran, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الديواني الجلي, الضحى, ديواني, سورة الضحى
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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 →
Posted in Famous Quotesاقتباس مشهور
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Surah 110 – The Divine Support سورة النصر
The text in this piece is the entire 110th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. إن النص في هذه القطعة هو السورة 110 كاملةً من القراّن الكريم. وهي جزء من مشروعي … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muhammad, Muslim, ongoing project, pen and ink, poetry, Quran, religion of allah, repentance, revelation, script, sura 110, surah, surah 110, surah al-nasr, surat al-nasr, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, سورة النصر
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Surah 99 – The Earthquake سورة الزلزلة
This piece is part of my recent experiments with color, employing complimentary shades of red and green and rules of space whereby aesthetically the space left white should exactly equal the amount of space which is colored. The text in … Continue reading →
Posted in Color, Islamic الإسلامية, Projects مشاريع
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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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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