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  • Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    As a student at AUB around 1960 I was interested in the Bauhaus and felt the Arab world deserves a similar design revolution. Influenced by Eric Gill's book 'Typography' and his type-design 'Gill...

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  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Panel in Jerusalem (1964) with an early form of…

    This ceramic panel was commissioned around 1963 by the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of Arab Jerusalem. It was intended for the entrance of the kindergarten associated with the...

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Cartoon on Typography in Holland

    My personal take on Typographic Matchmaking and Tasmeem

    Recently there was held an Evening of Arabic Typography in Amsterdam, where Tom Milo and Tarek Atrissi aired their views. This link contains a video of the fascinating discussions. river-valley.tv...

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Arabic Music

    This is a large watercolor I made in the series Painting The Music listening to the music of various composers. Read the accompanying text of this and the 45 other musical paintings my website: Art...

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    The Lord's Prayer in Arabic using a Japanese…

    A watercolor with gold foil on Arches paper (about 72cmx54cm) made on 14 March 1992 by Vladimir Tamari in Tokyo. A thin Japanese calligraphy brush was used for the script. Chinese and therefore...

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017) 4 Jan 2008

    The Lord's Prayer in Arabic using a Japanese…

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Title and corner lettering by Vladimir Tamari for…

    ما شاء الله (What God Wills) in the corners in Square Kufic. أثواب لوّنتها الشمس (Costumes Colored by the Sun) in a style without a name!

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Ma Sha' Allah

    "What God Wills" an Arabic expression used to express appreciation of beauty or other good things. The design was originally used decorate the corners of the Palestinian embroidery book mentioned above.

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017) 8 Feb 2005

    AlQuds seen from the Far East

    Watercolor with gold by Vladimir Tamari

    I made this painting in Tokyo - it depicts a visual memory I have of driving up to Jerusalem from Jericho and seeing the lights of the city far away on the horizon. The title thus has a double...

  • Image: Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017)

    Al Madiniyya fi Al Islam

    Square Kufic logo by Vladimir Tamari mid 1980's Tokyo

created Vladimir Tamari (1942—2017) modified Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

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