Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2009
Size: 100×70 cm (39.4″×27.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Tell the peacock’s mask: He who turns his back to the sun, will only see his shadow.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“قُل لقناع الطّاووس: مَن ولّى ظهره للشّمس فلن يبصر إلّا ظلَّه.” (حنا أبو حنا)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2009
Size: 100×70 cm (39.4″×27.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Tell the peacock’s mask: He who turns his back to the sun, will only see his shadow.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“قُل لقناع الطّاووس: مَن ولّى ظهره للشّمس فلن يبصر إلّا ظلَّه.” (حنا أبو حنا)
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: 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)
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: 2010
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Oh spring, take me back to my homeland, if only as a flower.” ()
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“بلادي أعدني إليها، ولو زهرة يا ربيع.” ()