Jamil Hamoudi modernized the Arabic letter. His work laid the foundations of Hurufiyya and reshaped Iraqi modern art.
• Among the first to use the Arabic script as an abstract…
Hassan Massoudy positioned Arabic calligraphy within modern art, reshaping letters into a contemporary visual language.
Born in Najaf, Iraq, in 1944; trained in traditional calligraphy
Moved to Paris in 1969,…
Building the Foundations of Arab Modernism
Among the first to experiment with Arabic calligraphy in modern art
Bridged tradition and abstraction without imitating the West
Quietly shaped a new visual…