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Love is patient, Love is kind Painting

Joumana Medlej

United Kingdom

Painting, Ink on Paper

Size: 22 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in

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This is the text of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 , made in the Kufi style of Arabic calligraphy and based on 10th-century Qur’ans from Iran or the Near East with the original historical materials: gallnut ink, cinnabar, lapis lazuli, verdigris and shell gold. It reads: "Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." The double layout emulates a full spread in a book, and uses repeating words and letterforms to create visual rhythm. This piece was created as part of a series, on the invitation of the Woolf Institute in Cambridge, for its 2022 exhibition "The Written Word".

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Painting:Ink on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:22 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in

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I'm a British-Lebanese artist who moved from Beirut to East London about a decade ago. I'm best known for reviving archaic styles of Arabic calligraphy (the Kufi scripts) and the medieval art materials that accompany them. My work reflects my experience of the world as being alive with mystery. It invites the viewer to step into this forgotten space by holding them in wonder and stillness: in this vulnerable moment, when one is silenced by beauty and by not-knowing, remembrance can stir. To this end, the work takes on different shapes, from images of contemplation made up of unreadable words to multisensory interactive objects that tell an unspoken story.

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