Rasheed Araeen
Al-Izmut, Greatness, (Yellow), 2022
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 250 cm
63 x 98 3/8 in
63 x 98 3/8 in
Signed and dated on the reverse
A calligraphed calendar that Araeen purchased during a 1972 visit to Karachi is the source of the striking calligraphic form in Al-Izmut (2022), which renders the phrase cabal-ut (the greatness...
A calligraphed calendar that Araeen purchased during a 1972 visit to Karachi is the source of the striking calligraphic form in Al-Izmut (2022), which renders the phrase cabal-ut (the greatness of God) in a modular, multi-chromatic and interlocking configuration.
Discovering universals in the nominal and engaging the nominal to disrupt and reconstruct universals - this reciprocal action is a core undertaking of Araeen's 'Allah' series.
Kylie Gilchrist, 2022
Discovering universals in the nominal and engaging the nominal to disrupt and reconstruct universals - this reciprocal action is a core undertaking of Araeen's 'Allah' series.
Kylie Gilchrist, 2022
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