Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2008
Size: 66×96 cm (26.0″×37.8″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I long for my mother’s bread.” (Mahmoud Darwish)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أحنُّ إلى خبزِ أمّي.” (محمود درويش)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2008
Size: 66×96 cm (26.0″×37.8″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I long for my mother’s bread.” (Mahmoud Darwish)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أحنُّ إلى خبزِ أمّي.” (محمود درويش)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1998
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“A mother is a school, when so equipped, she trains a good nation.” (Hafez Ibrahim)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“الأم مدرسة إذا أعددتها، أعددت شعبا طيب الأعراق.” (حافظ إبراهيم)
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: 2008
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“In the beginning there was a rose before it became a whip.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“في البدء الوردة كانت قبل السوط.” (حنا أبو حنا)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2003
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“طوبى لصانعي السلام لأنهم أبناء الله يُدعون.” (متى 5: 9)