َلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ الشَّجَرَ كُلَّما نَمَا
أَرْسَى بِأَصْلِهِ فِي الأَرْضِ؟
وَكَانَتْ لِلطَّيْرِ حِصْنًا وَمَسْكَنًا
وَيُكَنُّ فِي ظِلِّ أَفْنَانِهِ السَّرْدِ
Do you not see that the trees, as they grow,
anchor their roots deep into the earth?
They become a haven for birds,
shading them beneath their branches.
Eastern Kufic
Ink on cotton Ahar paper
Al-Shanfarāʾ (6th century)
#ArabicCalligraphy #EasternKufic #InkOnPaper #HandmadePaper #arabicpoetry
Logos, calligraphy & visual experiments made across different projects over the years.
@logoarchive.logotypes@logoarchive
#logoarchive #logoarchive_now #logoarchivenow #logo
Proud to be part of this show exhibiting some of my new pieces from this Thursday.
Join us for the launch of our new exhibition @agakhancentregallery . Launch event on Thursday 30
January 6-8pm DM to RSVP
Seeds of Trees, Sounds of Mountains
31 January - 8 June 2025
An exhibition exploring issues around climate change with works by artists Ubaydullah Ahmad, Mobeen Akhtar, Samantha Buckley, Mike Collier, Rachel Dein, Genevieve Girling, Jenni Hawkins, Katie Holten, Carmen Mardonez, Helen Pailing, Olga Prinku, Robert Strati, Adam Tait, Stephen Turner, writer & poet Corina Lozovan, and sound artist Geoff Sample.
In partnership with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Wakehurst, the Plant Genetic Resources Institute, the National Genebank of Pakistan, and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
#agakhancentregallery #agakhancentre #seedsoftreessoundsofmountains #climateexhibition #climatechange #seedsoftrees #mountains #akdn #agakhancentre #londongallery #artexhibiton #climateexhibition #contemporaryart #pakistanhimalayas
Silk Roads, new exhibition at the @britishmuseum beautiful early Kufic manuscript from @bodleianlibraries
#calligraphy #britishmuseum #bodleianlibrary #kufic
Our upcoming drop-in demonstration on Friday 23rd Aug from 14:00 - 15:30 at the Garrison Chapel will be with Ubaydullah Ahmad @rhythmofthepen , a calligrapher and graduate of the school. He will be demonstrating a range of early Kufic manuscript scripts and Maghribi scripts using traditional inks made from natural pigments, and would be happy to speak about his many years spent in Cairo and Istanbul learning calligraphy from some of the great masters of calligraphy today.
In this practical course, learn how to write in one of the two distinct but connected strands of calligraphy: Andalusian Maghribi and Maghribi Mabsout.
Andalusian Maghribi is an early, elegant form of Maghribi script. Maghribi Mabsout, on the other hand, is a renowned Moroccan calligraphy style known for its diverse letterforms.
Its name, Mabsout, reflects its origin in Morocco and its unique characteristics. This style is distinct due to the extended tails on certain letters, inherited from the ancient Kufic script. Key features of Mabsout include the use of dots and diacritical marks.
The course will begin with demonstrations and practice writing individual letters, moving on to conjoined letters and finally a short phrase for a final project. There will be extensive feedback at each phase, as well as opportunity to learn more about preparing materials such as the pen or qalam.
#calligraphy #maghribi #mabsout #andalusia #instagram
Delighted to announce that my work (Light upon Light) will be shown at the Start Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery. Tickets are available online. Link is in my bio
StART Art Fair 11-15 October, Saatchi Gallery. Tickets on sale now, link in bio.
#art #exhibition #saatchi #startartfair #calligraphy #contemporaryart #instagram #london
Fall 23’ available now.
Sophia & Miles wear our linen blend two piece from Italy.
Calligraphy by @rhythmofthepen
اِلْتِزَام
In early Kufic manuscript
Pronounced
“Eltizam”
Which means commitment
اِلْتِزَام
