Garden of Verses: Images of Compassion
Berkeley artist, Salma Arastu, has created this new series of paintings which combine lyrical human universality and Arabic calligraphy in an effort to convey messages of celebration
Berkeley artist, Salma Arastu, has created this new series of paintings which combine lyrical human universality and Arabic calligraphy in an effort to convey messages of celebration
My works are lyrical, spiritual, figurative, and calligraphic. My paintings reveal stories of unity in diversity, peace and joy, celebration of life, and women and dancing whirling dervishes. Whether in paintings or sculptures, the faceless figures in my work represent the universal oneness of all humanity. My calligraphic work attempts to celebrate the same message of universality spread through verses in Arabic calligraphy and in the poetry of Rumi. Read More
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2547 8th Street Studio #37
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