Rhinoceros وحيد القرن
The image of a rhinoceros is created using only Arabic calligraphy in the Diwani Jali script. The text is the famous Eugene Ionesco quote from the play ‘Rhinoceros’: “There are certain things which...
View ArticleButterfly Tattoo وشم الفراشة
Pen and Ink on Paper, 32x24cm The image of a butterfly in this piece is created using only the Arabic translation of the Billy Elmer quote “Women, don’t get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on...
View ArticleYoda
Do or do not. There is no try. Yoda is depicted using only the characters and shapes of Arabic Diwani Jali Script from two of Yoda’s famous quotes from the Star Wars saga. These quotes can be seen...
View ArticlePulp Fiction الخيال المثير
The classic image from the film ‘Pulp Fiction’ of Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, with their guns at the ready, is created using only the letters and shapes found in the Diwani Djali Arabic script....
View ArticleGroucho’s Elephant الفيل في منامتي
How it got into my pajamas I'll never know. This elephant is drawn from the Arabic calligraphy Diwani Jali script, using only the words form the Groucho Marx quote. “One Morning I shot an elephant in...
View ArticleLizard’s First Law of Inertia قانون السحلية للقصور الذاتي
A Passage from 'The World According to Lizard' مقطع من العالم كما تراه السحلية 42x29cm Ink On Paper The image in this piece is created using only the Diwani Jali Arabic Calligraphy script from the poem...
View ArticleWelsh Flag علم ويلز
For all those Welsh Arabs out there... 58x42cm, a recent commission for a friendly Welshman. Yes, I realize that I’m catering to a very niche market with this one… The (colourless) Flag of Whales is...
View ArticleAmerican Foreign Policy Two ‘The V Sign’– Arabic Calligraphy
American Foreign Policy Two: The V Sign A hand giving the ‘V Sign’ is depicted using Islamic Calligraphy written in the Diwani Jali script. While the hand itself reads the phrase ‘American Foreign...
View ArticleAmerican Foreign Policy One ‘The Peace Sign’– Arabic Calligraphy
American Foreign Policy One: Peace A hand giving the peace sign is depicted using Islamic Calligraphy written in the Diwani Jali script. While the hand itself reads the phrase ‘American Foreign Policy’...
View ArticleThe Sea in the Sink -Yehia Jaber
The poem “Incongruity” aka “Nightmare” by Lebanese poet Yehia Jaber is written once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of water running from a tap. This piece was one of...
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