Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around

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Orient Expressed

Emmy Plaschy

13 episodes

6 days ago

👁️ Orient Expressed is a video & audio podcast that aims to bring a new perspective and build bridges between East and West - with a focus on art and culture. 🧿 I’m Emmy Plaschy, your host, and also a Communications & Art Advisor. 🐪 Season 1: on Art, a discovery journey of inspiring artists from SWANA.

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Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

Orient Expressed

1 hour 24 minutes 54 seconds

1 year ago

Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

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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. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE

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