Sad-Dad, 2005
Samir Sayegh
Sad-Dad, 2005
Ink on paper and gold leaf
60 x 60 cm
Detail view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Overview
In Praise of Letters is a manifesto by Samir Sayegh, one of the most accomplished and innovative visual artists working with the form and discourse of calligraphy. Sayegh is also a historian of Islamic art, a seminal modern art critic and a poet.
Articulated in paragraphs, pinned on keywords, In Praise of Letters proposes a radical rethinking of calligraphy as a contemporary artistic practice. Alongside each text Sayegh has reproduced a letter from the Arabic alphabet.
Series produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej and printed in Lebanon by Interprint.
April 2011
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Artwork Images
Dad
Samir Sayegh
2009
Acrylic and gold leaf on wood
100 x 100 cm
Detail view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Allah
Samir Sayegh
2009
Acrylic and gold leaf on wood
70 x 50 cm
Detail view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
In Praise of Letters
Samir Sayegh
2010
Ink on paper
17 framed elements: 50 x 70 cm each
15 framed elements: 35 x 50 cm each
Installation view
Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej.
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Amina Khansaheb
In Praise of Letters
Samir Sayegh
2010
Ink on paper
Two of seventeen framed elements
50 x 70 cm each
Installation view
Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej.
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
