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Year of Arabic Calligraphy: Celebrating the mastery of an age-old art form

Year of Arabic Calligraphy: Celebrating the mastery of an age-old art form

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‘Loving Heart 3’ is by Iraqi calligraphy artist Wissam Shawkat. (Supplied)

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‘Quad Love 2’ is by Iraqi calligraphy artist Wissam Shawkat. (Supplied)

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‘Something’ is by Iraqi calligraphy artist Wissam Shawkat. (Supplied)

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‘Kul’ is by the Saudi calligraphy artist Nasser Al-Salem. (Supplied)

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Saudi calligraphy artist Nasser Al-Salem created ‘Amma Baad’ in 2019. (Supplied)

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This artwork is also called ‘Amma Baad’ by Saudi calligraphy artist Nasser Al-Salem and was created 2019. (Supplied)

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‘Haqq’ is by the Dubai-based calligrapher Majid Al-Yousef. (Supplied)

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‘Freedom 2’ is by the Dubai-based calligrapher Majid Al-Yousef. (Supplied)

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‘Mithqal’ is by the Dubai-based calligrapher Majid Al-Yousef. (Supplied)

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‘Friends’ is by the Riyadh-born calligraphy artist Ibraheem Khamayseh. (Supplied)

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‘Hawasi’ is by the Riyadh-born calligraphy artist Ibraheem Khamayseh. (Supplied)

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Riyadh-born calligraphy artist Ibraheem Khamayseh’s passion for calligraphy was inherited from his father who is a renowned calligrapher. (Supplied)

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Calligraphy artist Taha Al-Hiti explained that Arabic calligraphy letters have components like a human body — for example a head and a chest. (Supplied)

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Calligraphy artist Taha Al-Hiti is based in Dubai and has 30 years of experience in Arabic calligraphy. (Supplied)

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Taha Al-Hiti is a graduate of architecture from the University of Baghdad in Iraq. (Supplied)

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Tunisian-French artist eL Seed created ‘Mirage’ for Saudi Arabia’s Desert X AlUla. (Supplied)

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‘Mirrors of Babel,’ by Tunisian-French artist eL Seed, can be found in Toronto. (Supplied)

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‘The Bridge’ is by Tunisian-French artist eL Seed. (Supplied)

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Russian artist Pokras Lampas is involved in street art projects and exhibitions. (Supplied)

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This artwork is by Russian artist Pokras Lampas. (Supplied)

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Russian artist Pokras Lampas’s artworks are represented in Dubai by Opera Gallery. (Supplied)

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Emirati artist Amal Al-Gurg created ‘Amalgamate’ in 2017. (Supplied)

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‘Haram/ Halal’ was created by Emirati artist Amal Al-Gurg in 2019. (Supplied)

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‘Muhammad’ was created by Emirati artist Amal Al-Gurg in 2018. (Supplied)

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Beirut-based artist Akil Ahmed is a graduate from the Faculty of Fine arts in Aleppo. (Supplied)

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This artwork is by Syrian-born artist Akil Ahmed. (Supplied)

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Syrian-born artist Akil Ahmed created this artwork in 2018. (Supplied)

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Updated 07 May 2020

ARAB NEWS

May 06, 2020 10:00

Year of Arabic Calligraphy: Celebrating the mastery of an age-old art form

Updated 07 May 2020

ARAB NEWS

May 06, 2020 10:00

As Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture celebrates the extended Year of Arabic Calligraphy, we take a look at nine artists and their take on the age-old art form.

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