Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2012
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Raise / your letters as columns / to support the walls / If you want a fence / do not trust the waste of the sunset / and build it / from “Karbala” poppies.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“ارفع / حروفك أعمدة / كي تسند الجدران / وإن اردت لها سياجا / لا تثق بفضلات الغروب / وابنه / من شقائق “كربلاء”.” (رشدي الماضي)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2012
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Raise / your letters as columns / to support the walls / If you want a fence / do not trust the waste of the sunset / and build it / from “Karbala” poppies.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“ارفع / حروفك أعمدة / كي تسند الجدران / وإن اردت لها سياجا / لا تثق بفضلات الغروب / وابنه / من شقائق “كربلاء”.” (رشدي الماضي)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1983
Size: 80×110 cm (31.5″×43.3″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Give me the flute and sing, for singing is the secret of eternity.” (Jubran Khalil Jubran)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أعطني النّاي وغنّ، فالغنا سرّ الخلود.” (جبران خليل جبران)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1994
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: collage, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أنا هو نور العالم.” (يوحنا 8: 12)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2005
Size: 66×93 cm (26.0″×36.6″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“The anthem I had to sing, my lips did not chant until today. I spent my days tuning and loosening my strings.” (Rabindranath Tagore)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“إن النشيد الذي كان عليَّ أن أغنِّيه لم تهتف به شفتاي حتى اليوم. لقد أمضيتُ أيامي في ضبط أوتار معزفي وإرخائها.” (رابندرانات طاغور)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2009
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“In the beginning, the tree was bearing fruit and providing shade before it became a cross.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“في البدء الشّجرة كانت ثمرًا فيئًا قبل عمود الصّلب.” (حنا أبو حنا)