#squarekufic — Public Fediverse posts
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Pixels 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
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An 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
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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" 😅.
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It 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 🧶
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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 -
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/
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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/
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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!
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New #Caravanserai post! With a discussion on perfection.
Walls That Speak, part 2 https://majnouna.substack.com/p/walls-that-speak-part-2
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I've just published a post about some of the #SquareKufic treasures I'm investigating...
Walls That Speak (part 1) – Square Kufic from Isfahan and Yazd
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Whew! Only took a full day to redraw this beauty. It's material for my upcoming #SquareKufic course but I'll also talk about it in my next Caravanserail substack.
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I sometimes make process videos for techniques I use or the making of entire pieces (forced into it, like many artists, by another algorithmic site). Right now I'm making a few small-scale editions of my piece Loss, with the same materials and techniques: cut paper, gold leaf and plant dyes that will fade in time. I'm having quite a lot of fun boiling up colour plants again to dye paper scraps.
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I'll kick off this account by sharing a few recent #artworks. This piece is from a series that reflects on the #loss of our world and what may emerge from the ruins:
LOSS فقد — #PlantDyes, gold leaf and cut paper, 50x50 cm.
It was assembled a year ago (see last pic for fresh hues) and left exposed to sunlight: the fragile plant colours become muted and fade, but the genuine gold of the seed-like dots will endure and stand out all the more.
#SquareKufic #MajnounaArt
