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Darwish's Horse - Limited Edition print 8 of 50 Print

Everitte Barbee

Lebanon

Printmaking, Ink on Paper

Size: 19.7 W x 13.8 H x 0.1 D in

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This is a limited edition print, this print is number 7 out of 50, currently there are only five unsold prints left in the edition, printed on 260gsm high quality paper, shipped directly from the artist. The print will also have the signatures (in Arabic and English) along with the print number written at the bottom in graphite. Dimensions: 35cm x 50cm This piece of Arabic Calligraphy depicts a horse using the text of Mahmoud Darwish's poem Take My Horse and Slaughter It. The poem is written exactly once, beginning in the head of the horse and finishing in the tail in the Arabic Calligraphy Diwani Jali. The title of the poem, along with the author's name, is written in the bottom right of the piece. This beautifully evocative poem by the Palestinian poet brings forth imagery of belonging and exile, identity and resistance, and the constant struggle that defines the lives of Palestinians. Take My Horse and Slaughter It You, and not my craze with conquest, are my wedding. I left to myself and its match in your devil self the freedom to comply with your demands, take my horse and slaughter it, and I will walk like a warrior after defeat without dream or sense ... Salaam upon what you desire of fatigue for the captive prince, and of gold for the maidens to celebrate the summer. And salaam upon you abounding with suitors of every jinn and man, for what you've done to yourself for yourself: your hairpin breaks my shield and my sword, and your shirt button bears in its glare the secret word of birds of every sort, take my breath the way a guitar responds to what you demand of the wind. All of my Andalus is within your hands, so don't leave a single string for self-defense in the land of my Andalus. I will realize, in another time, I will realize that I have won with my despair and that I have found my life, over there outside itself, near my past take my horse and slaughter it, and I will carry myself dead and alive, by myself...

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Printmaking:Ink on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:19.7 W x 13.8 H x 0.1 D in

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Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

Born 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee Currently working from my atelier in Beirut, Lebanon since 2011, I continue to pursue my education and understanding of Islamic Art and calligraphy. Working in the Diwani, Diwani Jali and square Kufic scripts, I use the words to create illustrations ranging from portraits to geometric abstract constructions. The work celebrates Middle Eastern and Islamic culture in addition to focusing on human rights in the post colonial era, with an emphasis on American and western foreign policy. With few calligraphers who use their words to illustrate rather than write, my greatest inspiration comes from Jila Peacock, and Hassan Musa. My aim is to eventually achieve the flawless legibility of Peacock's work while also grasping the visual accuracy with which Hassan Musa illegibly creates his animals and figures, using shapes and strokes inspired by calligraphy. As nearly all of the original work has been sold. I'm primarily selling limited edition facsimile giclee prints, on Saatchi, particularly only those in which at least half of the edition has already been sold.

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