Modern Middle Eastern Art Reaction

Zakaria Ramhani, a Moroccan visual artist, creates his artwork using the strokes of Arabic calligraphy in different colors to present an image, frequently a face.  To the left, "Faces of Your Other 29," is probably one of my favorite modern style paintings of all time, and as soon as I saw it I could not look away.  The way that the image is composed of even smaller stands of artwork in the form of calligraphy blows me away.  I also love the color scheme that is bright yet understated.  This piece helps me understand how to create forms in way other than photorealism, which I am most comfortable with.  

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