Title
From Islamic Calligraphic Arts to Modern Arab Design: A Conversation with Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar
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Description or Abstract
Bahia Shehab (ARIC alumna and Professor of Practice, Department of Arts, AUC) and Haytham Nawar (Chair of Department of the Arts, AUC) have just published their book A History of Arab Graphic Design which recently won the Art History & Criticism category in the 2021 PROSE Awards organized by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The book traces the work of over eighty designers from all over the Arab world. In this talk, moderated by Noha Abou Khatwa (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, AUC), they will discuss the evolution of Arab graphic design focusing on the influences of traditional Islamic calligraphic arts on its development.
Keywords
Islamic Calligraphic, Arts
Department
Arab & Islamic Civilizations Department
Performance Date
2021-03-02
Content Type
Other
File Type
Video
Extent
1:28:40
Language
eng
Recommended Citation
Abou-Khatwa, Noha Adjunct Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, "From Islamic Calligraphic Arts to Modern Arab Design: A Conversation with Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar" (2021). Audio & Video by Faculty: Webinars, interviews, documentaries, etc.... 39.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/audiovisual_faculty_work/39