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      <image:title>HOME - Singing Vases by Reem Hammad</image:title>
      <image:caption>Singing Vases, 2014 Size: 22 x 5 x 6" Medium: Stoneware Underglaze A series of five vases with different sizes and colors with Arabic letterforms. "Singing Vases", are a part of a series of vases created to celebrate spring in color, spirit, and song. The vasesare thrown on the wheel consecutively to create movement from high to low (musical) notes. Carved out of each vase, are stylized Arabic letters forming a different word that relates to music. They are from tall to short 'Nabad'=Pulse, 'Naghma'=Tune, 'Ghinwa'=Song, 'Lahna'=Melody, 'Aaz fa'=Play,</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Singing Vases by Reem Hammad</image:title>
      <image:caption>Singing Vases, 2014 Size: 22 x 5 x 6" Medium: Stoneware Underglaze A series of five vases with different sizes and colors with Arabic letterforms. "Singing Vases", are a part of a series of vases created to celebrate spring in color, spirit, and song. The vasesare thrown on the wheel consecutively to create movement from high to low (musical) notes. Carved out of each vase, are stylized Arabic letters forming a different word that relates to music. They are from tall to short 'Nabad'=Pulse, 'Naghma'=Tune, 'Ghinwa'=Song, 'Lahna'=Melody, 'Aaz fa'=Play,</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - 28th Fajr International Music Festival by Ebrahim Poustinchi</image:title>
      <image:caption>40"x 27"  Digital Print Illustrating the atmosphere of a music festival and the floating quality of music, detaching from their notations and flowing through space and time. Pointing to the classical aspects of Iranian music, the traditional Nastaligh script is used - yet it's fractured at times, refering to the breaking of molds and taboos of the past by the new generation. Yet again, the background of "Golo Morgh" (Flowers and Birds) touches on the classical Iranian illustration style, while the grayness maintains the melancholic sensibilities of the Persian classical music.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - The letter Ain by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17"x 22" Digital Print Experimental typography with the letter "ع"  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Eternity by Shilla Shakoori</image:title>
      <image:caption>24"x 37" Fabric (canvas) Stitches Cutting the canvas, a simple material with it's mysterious whiteness, a blank slate open to all possibilities, along with hand-stitching in a soothing, meditative way, allows a moment for me to ponder, finding a way to overcome the obstacles that forestall self-expressing. This piece is based on a Rumi poem: We are not from here, and not from there; We are from nowhere, and to nowhere we go.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - The Love of Arabic, Ottoman, and Persian Calligraphy by Sam Anvari &amp; Pouya Jahanshahi</image:title>
      <image:caption>19 x 25” Screen Printed Poster In this event poster Typography recites Rumi'spoem "Sun's beauty is the answer for it's own existence". This timeless quote forms the figure of a whirling Dervish, referring to dance and perfection and the beauty of existence. Usage of Metallic Orange conrasts with the mattgray background, intensifying the glow of this timeless message. Pattens and forms reminisce Arabic, Iranian and Ottoman forms creating a structure the frame work this dance continuous, up to present day.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Schizophrenia by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17"x 22" Digital Print A visualization of the word Schizophrenia in Arabic.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Fann by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17"x 22" Digital Print Cover design for Oasis Magazine. Oasis Magazine is the premier arts &amp; culture magazine from Saudi Arabia that celebrates the cultural heritage and a modern, progressive and young MENA generation that is coming up with new ideas and excelling at them.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Al Abjadiya’s Travels</image:title>
      <image:caption>‘Al Abjadiya’s Travels’, Series I, 2010 Sizes: 3 ¼ ”x 5 ¼ ”x12 ¼ ", 3 ¼ ”x 5”x 10 ¾ ”, 3”x 4 ¾”x 8” Medium: Stoneware Clay, Glazes &amp; Gold Luster Price: Not For Sale   Whether it is sculptural, decorative or functional designs, my focus is on creating aesthetically balanced and eye-catching designs that speak with the viewer, tell their story, or weave together the past and ‘Abjadiyah’s Travels’ is part of a series of work inspired by the Amphora vessel shape used in Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean cultures to transport and store wine, olive oil, grains and other essential goods. To me the Amphora shape embodies the female figure. She carries life and abundant goodness. She is beautiful, adventurous and travels near and far always on a quest. In this instance, she carries the gift of knowledge and the spread of languages across the seas as she travels from East to West with the Arabic Alphabet letters, known as ‘Al Abjadiya’, hand painted in gold to symbolize this gift.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Etcetera by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17 x 22" Digital print on metallic paper Experimental typography using the word "Etcetera" in Arabic.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - The Letter Waw Repeated by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17 x 22" Digital Print Experimental typography repeating the letter "و" in Arabic.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Non-Sense I by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>My Fantasy is Reality and my Reality is Probable 20 x 20 Limited edition 7 layer screen print Kufi style typography and Islamic patterns with a modern twist.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Habibi by Christian Nahas</image:title>
      <image:caption>17”x11” acrylic on paper This piece expresses the fluid propriety of the word “Habibi”, my love in Arabic. A word that is often used lightly in Lebanese culture, it is sometimes even used pejoratively to express disgust.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - World of Right and Licenses in Publication by Ebrahim Poustinchi</image:title>
      <image:caption>40"x 27" Digital Print Poster designed for the Tehran book fair. The interplay between type and letterforms was used to illustrate the interaction between language and culture throughout time. The classic typewriter of the past , and the three- dimensional typography of present.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Untitled (rice bags), Farzad Kohan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Untitled (Rice bags ) 8 x bags 2015 An experimental craft series, Canvas rice bags are a ubiquitous presence in every traditional Iranian kitchen. Using these ephemeral objects as a medium, numbers and character of alphabet are painted, creating a new surface and unifying them through a personal perspective.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Phantasma by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>How magnificent it is, to love the unattainable. 13"x 13" limited edition 3 layer screen print The unattainable is always perfect and magical in ones head. Reality could never compete with the power of imagination. The unattainable is flawless and could never lose it's value or cause disappointment as long as it remains out of reach.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Tiger by Maece Seirafi</image:title>
      <image:caption>8.5 x 11" Pen and Ink "There are no words describing my homeland" This zoomorphic pointillist approach was something Maece cultivated at CalArts with hybrid methodologies in typography. This process includes illustrating letterforms and the zoomorphic integration of Arabic letterforms and their curvaceous nature. Each of the animal forms are composed of a quote in Arabic using the technique called Zoomorphic calligraphy. Instead of using traditional ink with a bamboo stick Maece chose to experiment with pointillism with areas of dark and light to emphasize depth within the form.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Iran's Currency by Milka Broukhim</image:title>
      <image:caption>41" x 18”    12 color archival ink on archival fine art paper Currency of a country is the business card of the country. Iran, the land of Ira people is about 10,000 years old (one of the oldest civilization groups). My first intention was to create a currency system that would emphasis on the richness of the country’s art and architectural history that has been influenced by each major government era. Each currency carries a theme that depicts the historical value via the architectural and the art of the time. In this manner, each currency allows for historical documentation as well as visually communicating the history of Iran in each government era.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Taught by the Pen by Nouha Sinno</image:title>
      <image:caption>44" x 29" multimedia on handmade paper The love and interest for Arabic Artis immensely growing. Calligraphy as a prominent element of this art, Artists and viewersare more involved by focusing in this type of expression. From different backgrounds, people appreciate the classic form of letters, and admiring the creation of original and contemporary writing as well. Now Calligraphy is taking multiple directions, artist tend to manipulated the letters as they wish..  It is a blessed move towarda modern Islamic/Arabic calligraphy...  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Mehregan Festival, The Ancient Persian Harvest  Festival of Autumn by Sam Anvari &amp; Kourosh Beigpour</image:title>
      <image:caption>19" x 25” Screen Printed Poster Persian Festival of Autumn Harvest: The tree in the background is symbol of life and prosperity, borrowed from Persopolis.    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Peacock by Maece Seirafi</image:title>
      <image:caption>“I Dream Daily”  8.5" x 11" Pen and Ink This zoomorphic pointillist approach was something I cultivated at CalArts with hybrid methodologies in typography. This process includes illustrating letterforms and the zoomorphic integration of Arabic letterforms and their curvaceous nature. Each of the animal forms are composed of a quote in Arabic using the technique called Zoomorphic calligraphy. Instead of using traditional ink with a bamboo stick I decided to experiment with pointillism with areas of dark and light to emphasize depth within the form.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Confessions by Paul Batou</image:title>
      <image:caption>30" x 4" x 15" Acrylic on Canvas Based on a poem: "Journey with Ishtar Fall of Mesopotamia".          My colors are united in one piece of art, reflecting the tone of the earth, the language of the universe, the cry of pain of the oppressed people. On my canvas, the black, red, and white are in harmony just like my soul. I would for all people to achieve that kind of unity.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Love by Paymon Pojhan</image:title>
      <image:caption>19"x 11"x 5"  Steel and Epoxy The unity of the Persian alphabet and their synergy on one hand, and the the contrast that each form holds, is a metaphor for the difference existing between two individuals, that because of their love create a whole, a unified entity.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Teherangeles by Pouya Jahanshahi</image:title>
      <image:caption>24" x 36" Digital Print Tehrangeles is a neighborhood of West Los Angeles, home to the largest community of Iranian Diaspora. Here, the metaphorical form of a Persian carpet – as a map – celebrates the structures that host various generations and dimensions of Iranians culture in this unique geographic area. On a typo-linguistic dimension, Farsi and English typographic forms are fractured, and melded together referring to the hybrid languageheard all along the Tehrangeles vicinity, where Farsi and English words reside side by side in a sentence– at times referred to as "P-English".  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Iran's Currency by Milka Broukhim</image:title>
      <image:caption>41" x 18”   12 color archival ink on archival fine art paper Currency of a country is the business card of the country. Iran, the land of Ira people is about 10,000 years old (one of the oldest civilization groups). My first intention was to create a currency system that would emphasis on the richness of the country’s art and architectural history that has been influenced by each major government era. Each currency carries a theme that depicts the historical value via the architectural and the art of the time. In this manner, each currency allows for historical documentation as well as visually communicating the history of Iran in each government era.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Fantasy vs Reality by Yusef al-Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>17 x 22" Digital Print Reality and fantasy are two overlapping concepts.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Ramadan by Maece Seirafi</image:title>
      <image:caption>18" x 24” Pen and Ink An Arabic typographic illustration of the word Ramadan in Arabic finished with a pointillist style. Incorporating the pointillism style is something seen with tattoo artists. An unorthodox approach to portraying Ramadan, however tattoos have a permanence on our bodies similar to the permanence that the process of Ramadan has on our bodies resulting in a feeling of beautiful pain.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - The Red Flower by Maryam Naghshineh</image:title>
      <image:caption>16x12Acrylic This piece is from artist's new abstract collection, which was inspired by Persian motifs and calligraphy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - 7 Cities of Love by Paymon Pojhan</image:title>
      <image:caption>19"x 12"x 12"  Aluminum and Brass A reference to the famous Persian poet Attar, and the empire of Persia, comprised of individual cultures and lands. Here we see individual entities uniting, hence creating a higher form: a metaphor for the need to enable existing contrasts amongst humans, towards a path of unity and for the sake of enlightenment.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Heart Pendent by Maryam Naghshineh</image:title>
      <image:caption>40x30 Mixed Media This piece was inspired by a poem by famous Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou called "public love" .    </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Man Not I by Paymon Pojhan</image:title>
      <image:caption>18"x 11"x 8" Aluminum and Fiberglass What pushes me forward in my art is my roots in my homeland and the Persian culture. This sculpture is a direct reflection of that, bringing forth a being that still has the creativity and delicateness in his work, yet the life in a foreign land has not influenced his identity.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Persian Beauty by Pouya Jahanshahi</image:title>
      <image:caption>24 x 36" Digital Print Perhaps amongst all artifacts, the Persian carpet best signifies the Persian culture, a symbol of timeless value, and a work of art that exudes beauty, and elegance. A dominant present in Tehrangeles, this poster is built to resemble a carpet-frame, with threads that weave the central typographic form of the word "Gileem"(Persian Rug). A metaphorical reference to the the hybrid culture that exist amongst Iranian diaspora, Western forms and Latin words are mixed with Farsi writing to communicate this content. Bringing forth a pragmatic dimension, a street map identifying prominent carpet stores in Tehrangeles is amongst the elements present.  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>HOME - Alaki by Navid Ghaem Maghami</image:title>
      <image:caption>5"x 5.5" CD Packaging Design Album design for Mohsen Namjoo "Alaki". The menaing of the title" Alaki" (false,fake) is subverted by using the formal script of Naatique.  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>100x70 cm digital print "Improvisation" is a concert based on the dialogue between the modern language of Piano, and the Persian traditional taste of Kamancheh. The atmosphere of Inanlou and Yazdanian's music, illustrate the nature ofIranian modernized, traditional sociality. in this poster, typography has been used as an urban art/sculpture, that is integrated with "Bazaar", as one of the characteristic elements of Iranian life flow.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>18"x 11"x 8" Aluminum and Fiberglass What pushes me forward in my art is my roots in my homeland and the Persian culture. This sculpture is a direct reflection of that, bringing forth a being that still has the creativity and delicateness in his work, yet the life in a foreign land has not influenced his identity.  </image:caption>
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