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Islamic Calligraphy – Iraqi map
This piece features the map of Afghanistan in Islamic calligraphy “Arabic names”. It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece were donated to to the IVAW to be sold for … Continue reading →
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Islamic Calligraphy – Afghani map
This piece features the map of Afghanistan in Islamic calligraphy “Persian & pashtu names”. It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece were donated to to the IVAW to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, America أمريكا, Islamic الإسلامية, Persian فارسي
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Tagged America, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Conflict, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, freedom, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, Muslim, pen and ink, print, script, typography, USA, فن, فنون جميلة, War, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني
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Al-Mutaffifin Surah 83 سورة المطففين
This piece is formed using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 83th 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 Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, art, calligraphie, Diwani, Diwani Jali, fine art, holy quran, Islam, Islamic, kaligrafy, koran, Middle East, pen and ink, Quran, script, Surah 83, those who give less, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, قراّن, القران الكريم, القراّن, الخط العربي, الشرق الأوسط, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, ديواني جلي, سورة, سورة المطففين, عربي
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Surah 80 – Abasa سورة عبس
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 80th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. تم … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abasa, America, Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, print, Quran, script, surah, Surah 80, Surah Abasa, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط عربي, ديواني, سورة, سورة عبس, عبس
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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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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 →
Posted in Abstract تجريدي, Color, Persian فارسي, Text from Text الكلمات من الكلمات
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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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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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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, color calligraphy, complimentary colors, Diwani, Diwani Jali, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, ink, Islam, Islamic, Islamic Art, kaligrafi, koran, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, poetry, print, Quran, red and green, script, sura 99, surah, surah 99, the earthquake, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, سورة الزلزلة
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Surah 105 – The Elephant سورة الفيل
This piece is part of my recent experiments with color, in this case using just my favorite green, the color of Islam. The elephant is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals الحيوانات, Islamic الإسلامية, Projects مشاريع
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Tagged Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic script, art, barbee, caligraphie, calligraphie, Calligraphy, color of islam, colour calligraphy, Diwani, Diwani Jali, Elephant, everitte, Everitte Barbee, fine art, green elephant, ink, Islam, Islamic Art, Israel, kaligrafi, Middle East, Muslim, pen and ink, print, Quran, script, sura al-fil, surah 105, surat al-fil, the elephant, typography, فن, فنون جميلة, الخط السلطان, الديواني الجلي, خط, خط عربي, ديواني, سورة الفيل
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