My Love Painting

The image area contained within, and including, the border measures some 23 x 44 cm. The dimensions given elsewhere include the mount. The artwork is currently framed within a simple oak frame with an off white mount. The inner dimensions of the window mount, the aperture, are 312 mm x 500 mm. The exterior dimensions of the mount are 630mm x 450mm. The frame is solid oak and measures 484mm x 665mm. The moulding is 21mm deep and 23mm wide. The poem is by Kahlil Gibran (b.1883), a Lebanese born artist and poet. His poetry is beautiful and I wanted to make a work that featured one of his love poems. The style of the calligraphy is inspired by early Kufic, an Arabic script. I very much admire the various Arabic calligraphy hands: they are beautiful, graceful and elegant. I have attempted to adapt some of the forms of Kufic to the english alphabet, as seen here in this piece. The border is inspired by Persian and Arabic art and illuminated Qur'ans. The border is part gilded using imitation metal leaf and copper leaf. The other colours in the border are green, red and blue. In the Qur'an, the colour green is given special status and it is also said to have been the colour of the Prophet Muhammed's turban. In the Bible and the liturgy, it is associated with the life eternal, hope and the Holy Ghost. Gold is symbolic of joy and divinity. The words of Kahlil Gibran are so beautiful, I felt that a border to frame and present the words would be an appropriate addition. The motifs within the border are abstract leaves, vines and flowers. Some of the elements are also redolent of birds wings. Together with the use of colour, it can be seen as a reference to the Garden of Eden, the paradisical, eternal garden. In this way, the flowing, weaving design of the border reflects the sense of the words of the poem: the eternal, boundless, enduring nature of true and selfless love. The use of gilding brings life and movement to the piece. Gold is also incorruptible, unchanging, enduring. It is symbolic of Divine Love and Light, which is eternal and encompasses all.

Painting:Acrylic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:26 W x 19.3 H x 0.8 D in

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