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Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

Update: 2024-02-07
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Wissam Shawkat is an Iraq-born and Dubai-based artist whose energetic work encompasses calligraphy, typography, and design. He developed his own script: "Al Wissam". He also collaborated with Hermès on the perfume “Eau des Merveilles”, turned “Ambre des Merveilles”, a limited edition for the Gulf countries. To describe the way he experiments with letters, he coined the term
calligraformism: creating a dialogue between western abstract art and the tradition of Arabic calligraphy.

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YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbAlAERbY8o
Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/wissam-shawkat-turning-arabic-calligraphy-around/
Instagram: @wissamshawkat
Website: wissamshawkat.com

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Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

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