Posts made in January, 2011
Nadeem and Kaleem
Nice name designs by Mokhtar El Baba for his grandchildren, Nadeem and Kaleem. Perfect for printing on T-shirts!
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Arabic Calligraphy in Home Decor
Here's an artist's rendition of Arabic calligraphy in home decor. I love the juxtaposition of traditional script with modern decor.
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The Art of Arabic Calligraphy
Taha Al-Hiti, an architect and calligrapher, on the art of Arabic calligraphy: It is a labor intensive art, the exact opposite of casual writing. It's a long process just to create one leter of calligraphy.
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Calligraffiti
eL Seed is a graffiti artist who uses Arabic calligraphy as his main form of expression. He describes his art as:
a mixture of street art and Arabic Calligraphy. It is the product of a double marginality, that of an oriental art seeking a voice in the occidental world, and that of street art struggling to legitimize its presence on the contemporary art scene. This duality enables the reconciling of two supposedly opposing worlds and two supposedly clashing cultures.
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Calligraphy Bags by Dareen Hakim
Dareen Hakim is a Lebanese handbag designer who incorporates Arabic calligraphy into her bags with beautiful messages like "Smile and the world will smile back at you", and "Habibi" (My Love, in Arabic). Check out this interview with her in the Huffington Post.
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