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Deciphering Geometry, Rajen Astho
Rajen Astho completed his MA degree in music composition in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2010. Around the same time he discovered his second...
Drawing Heritage, Yosra
Yosra Emamizadeh started drawing from a young age while growing up in Tehran, Iran. After completing her studies at the American...
Illustrating Architecture, Naseeba Khader
Naseeba Khader is a Mississauga based artist who describes herself as 'A girl who loves to draw'. Her work is inspired by the beauty...
Diverse Calligraphy, Shaker Kashgari
Saudi and Morrocan artist Shaker Kashgari’s work stands out due to his creativity as well as diversity. Being intrigued with art from a...
Paper Geometries, Bryn Edmonston
Bryn Edmonston is a self-taught artist specializing in colorful geometric layered paper cutouts, putting a contemporary twist on an...
Abstract Words, Ayesha Ahmed
Ayesha Ahmed is a UK based educator and mixed-media artist. Her focus is modern Arabic lettering and abstract art, which is used to...
The Art of Branding, Maram Ata
Art and design has been a passion for visual artist Maram Ata throughout her life. She believes the key to great design is simplicity and...
Woven Light, Rezia Wahid
Rezia Wahid, MBE is a Bangladeshi-born British textile artist and designer. Passionate about the traditional craft of weaving, her...
Painting Mosques, Fatima Khan
Fatima Khan has a passion for Islamic architecture and explores this in her magnificent paintings. We talk to Fatima about her creative...
Arabian Myths, Ghada Al Muhammedi
Saudi artist, Ghada Al Muhammedi tells her version of the history of Arabic culture and architecture by expressing its rich symbolism...
Searching for Medina, Moath Alofi
Born in Medina, Moath Alofi is an artist, researcher and explorer whose innate curiosity defines his evocative, self-expressive work. We...
Symmetry and Memory, Hussain Al Moosawi
The UAE has famously undergone extraordinary shifts during the past few decades to exist at the forefront of modernity. In an attempt to...
Talking Illumination, Emily Washington
Whilst studying mathematics at university, Emily Washington found her love and inspiration in Islamic geometry. After learning more about...
Mastering Miniatures, Jethro Buck
Jethro Buck is a painter with a special interest in Indian miniature painting. He applies traditional techniques to explore and...
Infinite Possibilities, Ameet Hindocha
For Ameet Hindocha developing a multi-disciplinary practice with the exploration of geometry at it’s core has allowed him to explore the...
The Cosmos, The Natural World and Human Nature, Margi Lake
Margi Lake specializes in Islamic geometric designs and patterns. She constructs each piece by hand using a compass and straight-edge....
Redefining Calligraphy, Hatem Arafa
For artist and calligrapher Hatem Arafa, Arabic calligraphy is a kind of addiction, and practicing the ways of drawing each letter gives...
Persian Pattern, Ghazaleh Khayat
Influenced her Persian roots and Iranian heritage, Ghazaleh Khayat specializes in Islamic geometry and pattern. Architecture and...
Traditional Futures, Aliya Quraishi
Aliya Quraishi was born and raised in United Kingdom. She is now based in Melbourne, Australia and specializes in Islamic art and...
Sacred Geometry, Alifia Khan
Alifia Khan is a self taught artist, with a passion for Islamic geometry. Since childhood, she has had a keen interest in various...
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