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Ref. 1015 - Liberté, version bleue
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$3,395
Partition sémantique 3
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,811
Lips collection
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,697
Memento Mori Skull (Black)
Cryptik
Sculpture - 18 x 15.5 x 14 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.1 x 5.5 inch
$1,641
A nap in the embers
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$10,980
Jack Danieel
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
$2,263
Composition
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.9 inch
$636
Self-portrait in Tanka
Fuh-mi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$792
Sans titre #5
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Sans titre #3
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 73 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,358
French Cancan
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 200 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$7,921
Partition sémantique 2
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,094
Sans titre #4
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 100 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,924
Laberint Poema visual de Joan Brossa
Joan Brossa
Print - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Letter Dancers 200
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,790
N°1312 - from the collection Neveshteh
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,395
N° 1311 - from the collection Neveshteh
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,395
N°1302 - How much " Geran " ?
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 60 x 180 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$5,658
Stay a man but leave the people comfortable
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
Your eyes are a black hole
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
The presence of your eyes
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
An opportunity is not a coincidence, but rather a possibility
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
The situation is perfect
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
Take care of your brother
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
$912
Arabic Calligraphy
Though calligraphy is the art of writing, that art is measured by the interpretation of the beholder. Using the tools of a writer, whether that be the brush, ink, pen, or spray can, the artist can create a connection between symbol and gesture. If calligraphy can also be deemed as just a means to transmit a text, it is unsurprising that this can take on a decorative form. Arabic calligraphy is therefore very highly regarded and one of the most fundamental elements of Islamic art. What is inherent within Arabic script is the potential to develop a variety of ornamental forms and this can often include an underlying talismanic component of such letters. In street art, the words and letters become art themselves and even for the likes of Julien Lebbihi found here on Artsper, the letter is deemed abstract and able to evoke emotion. In graffiti, Lebbihi is never satisfied with a letter until he can give it an emotion: anger, sadness, shyness, joy etc. The artist looks for the balance, the work of the form that these heaps of lines compose. The act of seeking out such a form in order to express emotion is also found in the work of 2flui, demonstrating further that the art of Arabic calligraphy is so much more than transmitting text…