Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

from Orient Expressed · host Emmy Plaschy

😎 GUEST 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: @wissamshawkatWebsite: wissamshawkat.com

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