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Harcheh, 2001; From a poem by Rumi; 36"W x
72"H
On this path, anything other than longing and madness,
is to be apart and estranged.
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Calligraphy
By Seyed Alavi
May 14, 2004
iranian.com
Each of these pieces is created in a traditional
calligraphic style. This body of work is an exploration into language
and poetry, mystical writings and their use of words, as well as
calligraphic form and expressions. I am fascinated with how meaning
is attached to words, how words can slowly lose their meaning,
and how they have the potential to communicate a range of subtle
experiences.
I am particularly intrigued with mystical writings
and poetry, because they seek to express the most delicate of experiences.
It is inspiring how a mystic, having encountered a reality beyond
the range of the senses and intellect, uses the same common, limited
language, in order to express her uncommon experience of the unlimited.
Suddenly, the ordinary becomes extra-ordinary and the hackneyed
is transformed into poetry.
In these works, I have sought to re-present these
writings in such a way as to both meditatively explore the form
and meaning of the words themselves and to honor the powerful meaning
behind each poem; thereby creating a dialogue between that which
is apparent and that which is hidden.These works are created in
black ink on off- white paper, and are printed in a limited edition
of 30.
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