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This, explains Shoe, is the fundamental idea behind what he describes as calligraffiti. The form of art he says he conceived in 2007, which as the name suggests, is a fusion of calligraphy and ...
Calligraffiti is, as the name suggests, a combination of calligraphy and graffiti. Calligraphy, or the art of writing letters or symbols, has many forms, from the most revered Chinese brush characters ...
In an attempt to find his identity as the child of immigrants living in France, French-Tunisian street artist eL Seed took a modern twist on the traditional art of Arabic calligraphy by fusing it with ...
During and after art therapy sessions, Wiseman would spend time in front of the canvas, just staring and thinking about what mark to make. “I cannot sit and paint,” he says. “I like to flow ...
When the pandemic closed down businesses in Seattle, a fellow artist asked for his help painting over shuttered exterior like the Central Saloon in Pioneer Square. "Things were boarded up and his ...
French-Tunisian 'calligraffiti' artist eL Seed paints a mural on the Social Work Building at the University of Houston as part of the CounterCurrent 16 Festival Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Houston.
GAZA - Under the scorching sun, calligraffiti artist Yazeed al-Talaa picks up a brush with his right hand and begins to paint. Using a vigorous arcing action from side to side, his brush moves ...
Painting for Peace: Calligraffiti Broadcast Tue 27 Nov 2012 at 11:48pm Tuesday 27 Nov 2012 at 11:48pm Tue 27 Nov 2012 at 11:48pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek ...
In August 2014, eL Seed went back to Tunisia one more time - he is not the only Arab artist doing calligraffiti or general street art. Up until 2010, ...
While Russian calligraffiti artist Pokras Lampas’s artwork occupies walls from New York to Moscow and now Dubai, his intention for his murals, he tells Shreeja Ravindranathan, is to start ...
The striking painting is drawing fans of the artist El Seed to Cambridge to visit his only UK work.