Arabic
Calligraphy Painted Shirt
(further images below)
| Title: |
Arabic
Calligraphy Painted Shirt (see further
images below) |
| Medium: |
Fabric
paints on linen shirt. |
| Dimensions: |
XL men's
shirt size |
| Date: |
Spring
2009 |
| Comments: |
I painted
a linen shirt with a selection of lines
from an Arabic poem by the poet Abu Firas
al-Hamadani (932-968). The poem speaks of
unrequited love, and was written from the
poet's prison cell while he awaited
execution.
N.B. I make
no claims to being an Arabic calligrapher
- it usually takes thirty years of daily
practice to become a master calligrapher
in Arabic!
A
commission. In a private collection in
Dundee, Scotland. Please contact me to
commission similar work.. |
Further
Images and Close-ups follow:
Reverse:
Details in
close-up, showing semi-3D effect of the fabric
paint:
Work in progress:
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