Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1979
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Virtue consists not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“ليست الفضيلة في أن تتجنب الرذيلة، بل في أن لا تشتهيها.” (جورج برنارد شو)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1979
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Virtue consists not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“ليست الفضيلة في أن تتجنب الرذيلة، بل في أن لا تشتهيها.” (جورج برنارد شو)
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: 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: 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)
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:
“I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أنا هو نور العالم. من يتبعني فلا يمشي في الظلمة، بل يكون له نور الحياة.” (يوحنا 8: 12)