Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2018
Size: 65×60 cm (25.6″×23.6″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“” (Kalevala, rune 2. | Elias Lönnrot. Translated by: John Martin Crawford)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“” (كاليفالا، النّشيد 2. | إلياس لونروت. ترجمة: سحبان أحمد مروة)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2018
Size: 65×60 cm (25.6″×23.6″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“” (Kalevala, rune 2. | Elias Lönnrot. Translated by: John Martin Crawford)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“” (كاليفالا، النّشيد 2. | إلياس لونروت. ترجمة: سحبان أحمد مروة)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2005
Size: 50×70 cm (19.7″×27.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“لأنه هكذا أحب الله العالم حتى بذل ابنه الوحيد، لكي لا يهلك كل من يؤمن به، بل تكون له الحياة الأبدية.” (يوحنا 3: 16)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1991
Size: 60×90 cm (23.6″×35.4″)
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. And the flute continues to lament after the world has perished.” (Jubran Khalil Jubran)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أعطني النّاي وغنّ فالغنا سرّ الخلود. وأنين النّاي يبقى بعد أن يفنى الوجود.” (جبران خليل جبران)
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: 2010
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.” (Psalm 2:8)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“إسألني فأعطيك الأمم ميراثا لك، وأقاصي الأرض ملكا لك.” (مزمور 2: 8)