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…
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Forbearance is the master of morals
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$6,750
Your thought in you, suffices you
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$700
My nearness to you is my sufficient
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Fine Art Drawings - 78 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,700
Jack Danieel
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Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
$2,381
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
$700
Sans titre #3
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 73 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,310
French Cancan
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 200 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$8,334
Partition sémantique 2
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,083
Partition sémantique 3
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,786
Etymologie et chlorophylle 3
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,381
Sans titre #4
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 100 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,024
Texte et chamanisme
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,333
Sans Titre (Partition)
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,976
Composition et bucolisme
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Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,572
Delirium Tremens
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Painting - 130 x 195 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch
$7,143
Delirium Tremens II
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Painting - 130 x 195 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch
$7,143
Prejudice is the blight of judgment
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
I believe in the faith of love
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
The seeds of a drying spike of grain will fill the land with spikes of grain
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
Peace on earth, and joy among people
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
I am the lover, and the earth is my beloved
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
And people are but lovers, those driven by passion
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,900
You shall know them by their fruits
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,900
The world beats in the right hand of the artist
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$13,300
Woe to the cruel-hearted
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Painting - 70 x 70 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$6,750
Letter Dancers 200
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$7,143
Any art whatsoever that doesn't benefit knowledge is unreliable
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$500
