Hacker NewsPixels in Islamic art: square Kufic calligraphy
https://uwithumlaut.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/pixels-in-islamic-art-square-kufic-calligraphy/
#HackerNews #Pixels #IslamicArt #SquareKufic #Calligraphy #DigitalArt
TainomeAn interesting article about square Kufic calligraphy https://uwithumlaut.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/pixels-in-islamic-art-square-kufic-calligraphy/ #islamic #art #kufic #squarekufic #calligraphy
sofia ☮️🏴i made a set of latin lowercase-ish monospace characters inspired by #squareKufic writing. not exactly a unique idea, and i did makes some pretty similar font designs before, but i think it got some cool vibes.
also i wanted to include some rarer characters like "þ" and "ʃ", but the latter unfortunately came ou rather swastika-like, and i could only break up the lines on the side to make it less so. that also kinda discouraged me of doing a "æ" 😅.
JoumanaIt feels like forever since I started a new art piece in my studio. Back-breaking but so satisfying. It’s freezing today though, so I had to cut the day short. Now home pleasing myself by reorganizing my stash 🧶
#artinprogress #SquareKufic
#artinprogress #SquareKufic
More #SquareKufic in today's #Substack post: Walls that Speak, part 3
https://open.substack.com/pub/majnouna/p/walls-that-speak-part-3?r=1vppt8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://open.substack.com/pub/majnouna/p/walls-that-speak-part-3?r=1vppt8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
It's not too late to sign up to my #SquareKufic class, which kicks off Friday on Zoom and doesn't require prior knowledge of Arabic. Based on the tradition as it flourished in #Khorasan between the 13th and 16th centuries, we'll learn to work with multiple grids and how to get creative with the script without breaking it.
Details and sign up here:
https://www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk/courses/square-kufic-calligraphy-with-joumana-medlej/
#IslamicArt #ArabicCalligraphy #OnlineCourse
Square Kufic Calligraphy with Joumana Medlej - The Arab British Centre
Square Kufic, also known as Masonry Script or khatt banna’i, developed as an architectural style to be rendered in brick or tile, often on a monumental scale. Yet it is equally at home at the much smaller size of paper or textiles, and even, today, in the tiny canvas of pixel art. It is unique […]
Another throwback: WHO AM I, acrylic on paper, hand-cut, assembled on canvas.122x122x3 cm. 2014
The large blue word is Ana: me or I. But come closer and it dissolves into hundreds of other pronouns: he, she, they… (هو هما هم هي هما هن)
What “I” believed to be “me” is really an accumulation of elements from society, parents, friends etc that have buried my real nature. The question is, will peeling away all these pieces reveal something, or only a liberating emptiness?
Speaking of #SquareKufic, I'm teaching it online again starting February, no experience needed. More info and booking here: https://www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk/courses/square-kufic-calligraphy-with-joumana-medlej/
Square Kufic Calligraphy with Joumana Medlej - The Arab British Centre
Square Kufic, also known as Masonry Script or khatt banna’i, developed as an architectural style to be rendered in brick or tile, often on a monumental scale. Yet it is equally at home at the much smaller size of paper or textiles, and even, today, in the tiny canvas of pixel art. It is unique […]
In last week's post I looked closely at Square Kufi walls again.
https://majnouna.substack.com/p/walls-that-speak-part-2
Tomorrow's piece will introduce a different kind of wall craft!
New #Caravanserai post! With a discussion on perfection.
Walls That Speak, part 2 https://majnouna.substack.com/p/walls-that-speak-part-2
#IslamicArt #SquareKufic #perfection
Walls That Speak, part 2 https://majnouna.substack.com/p/walls-that-speak-part-2
#IslamicArt #SquareKufic #perfection
