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  • Everitte Barbee

    During his semester abroad in Damascus, Everitte learned to write the Ruq’a, Diwani and Diwani Jali scripts from a local calligrapher, Adnan Farid. Since graduating from the University of Edinburgh he moved to Beirut, Lebanon in September 2011 to continue

    Born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988, Everitte recently finished his Scottish Masters in International Business and Arabic at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He currently lives in Beirut

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  • Image: Everitte Barbee 6 août 2013

    Welsh Flag علم ويلز

    The (colourless) Flag of Whales is depicted using the Diwani Jali Arabic Calligraphy script featuring the words from part the Welsh National Anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. The first two verses are...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 6 août 2013

    Sisters of the Wind الأخوات الرياح

    Well this ought to save me be being called a chauvinist for at least a day or two… or not.

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    Gibran’s Friendship صداقة جبران

    Khalil Gibran eloquently describes friendship in his famous book ‘The Prophet‘. This quote (seen at the bottom) is written exactly once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to write the word...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 6 août 2013

    Islamic Calligraphy- 91 Surah Ash-Shams الخط…

    The ninety-first surah in the Holy Quran, Ash-Shams, meaning ‘the sun’; is written exactly once in the Islamic Calligraphy Diwani Jali script to create an abstract stylized sun. السورة الواحدة...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 10 janv 2012

    Lizard’s First Law of Inertia Color Original –…

    This piece is a color original based on the black and white piece ‘Lizard’s First Law of Inertia‘, using a passage from Emily Ballou‘s poem ‘The World According to Lizard’.

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 10 janv 2012

    The American Flag – in color

    This piece is a color original of the American flag, formed by using the words to the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance is written exactly twice in this piece, creating the correct...

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    Surah 55 – The Merciful الرحمن

    This image of a tree prostrating before God was inspired by 55:5-6: The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation, and the stars and trees prostrate. تم استلهام هذه الصورة لشجرة تسجد أمام الله...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 11 oct 2012

    Surah 80 – Abasa سورة عبس

    This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 80th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 9 nov 2011

    Al-Waqia Surah 56 (The occurnce) سورة الواقعة

    This piece is formed using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 juil 2013

    Al-Mutaffifin Surah 83 سورة المطففين

    This piece is formed using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 83th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 6 mai 2013

    Islamic Calligraphy – Iraqi map

    This piece features the map of Iraq composed of the Arabic names written in Islamic calligraphy . It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece were...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 13 avril 2013

    Islamic Calligraphy – Afghani map

    This piece features the map of Afghanistan composed of the Persian and Pashtu in Islamic calligraphy. It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 11 juil 2013

    The Children Are Our Future

    The poem “Untitled” by Scottish poet Tom Pow is written twice in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of a man and child, hand in hand. تم كتابة قصيدة “بلا عنوان” من قبل...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 17 juin 2013

    8th Son – The Skull of my Father

    A verse from the poem “8th Son” by Syrian poet Golan Haji is written once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of a human skull in profile. مقطع من قصيدة “الابن الثامن”...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 mars 2013

    Surah 99 – The Earthquake سورة الزلزلة

    This piece is part of my recent experiments with color, employing complimentary shades of red and green and rules of space whereby aesthetically the space left white should exactly equal the amount...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 mars 2013

    Surah 93 – Ad-Duha الضحى

    This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 93th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 18 mars 2013

    Surah 36 Ya-Sin سورة يس

    This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 36th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 20 janv 2012

    The Sea in the Sink -Yehia Jaber

    The poem “Incongruity” aka “Nightmare” by Lebanese poet Yehia Jaber is written once in the Diwani Jali Arabic calligraphy script to create the image of water running from a tap. This piece was one...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 mars 2013

    Surah 105 – The Elephant سورة الفيل

    This piece is part of my recent experiments with color, in this case using just my favorite green, the color of Islam. The elephant is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 22 oct 2011

    Surah 103 – The Time سورة العصر

    This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 103rd book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 mars 2013

    Take the Leap – Original Arabic Calligraphy

    The figure of a woman jumping is created using the Diwani Djali script. The text reads “Always do what you are afraid to do” and is repeated exactly three times to create the shape of this woman...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 19 mars 2013

    Surah 104 Al-Humazah سورة الهمزة

    This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 104th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee

    Ode of Labid

    The two verses featuring this image are taken from Ode of Labid pre-islamic Moa’alkat written in Diwani Jali script. في هذه الصورة بيتين شعر من قبل الإسلام مأخوذين من معلقة لبيد ومكتوبين بالخط...

  • Image: Everitte Barbee 29 janv 2013

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