EL Seed, the Glossary
eL Seed (born 1981), is a French Tunisian calligraphy artist and muralist, whose work feature the Arabic language through graffiti (sometimes referred to as Calligraffiti).[1]
Table of Contents
42 relations: Arabic, Athanasius of Alexandria, Île-de-France, Berlin, Cairo, Calligraffiti, Calligraphy, Chicago, CNN, Copts, Dubai, El Cid, French art, Gabès, Imam, Islamic art, Islamic calligraphy, Kairouan, Le Chesnay, Le Cid, Lebanese people, List of French artists, London, Mahmoud Darwish, Manshiyat Naser, Melbourne, Minaret, Mokattam, Nizar Qabbani, Paris, Qatar Museums, Quran, Ramadan, Sayyid, São Paulo, Tashkeel Dubai, The New York Times, Toronto, Tower 13, Tunis, Tunisian revolution, Typography.
- Calligraffiti artists
Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria (– 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).
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Île-de-France
The Île-de-France is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
Calligraffiti
Calligraffiti is an art form that combines calligraphy, typography, and graffiti.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing.
Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
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Copts
Copts (niremənkhēmi; al-qibṭ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity.
Dubai
Dubai (translit) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (– 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain.
French art
French art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including French architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from the geographical area of France.
Gabès
Gabès (Gābis), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, is the capital city of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia.
Imam
Imam (إمام,;: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position.
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Islamic art
Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations.
Islamic calligraphy
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it.
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Kairouan
Kairouan, also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan (al-Qayrawān, Qeirwān), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Le Chesnay
Le Chesnay is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Le Cid
Le Cid is a five-act French tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille, first performed in December 1636 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris and published the same year.
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people (الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon.
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List of French artists
The following is a chronological list of French artists working in visual or plastic media (plus, for some artists of the 20th century, performance art). EL Seed and list of French artists are French artists.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish (Maḥmūd Darwīsh; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet.
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Manshiyat Naser
Manshiyat Nasser (منشية ناصر;, sometimes called "the Christian suburb") is one of the nine districts that make up the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
Minaret
A minaret (translit, or translit; minare; translit) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.
Mokattam
The Mokattam (المقطم, also spelled Muqattam), also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of an Eastern Desert plateau as well as the district built over it in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.
Nizar Qabbani
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (نزار توفيق قباني,, Nizar Kabbani; 21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet, writer and publisher.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Qatar Museums
Qatar Museums (formerly the Qatar Museums Authority) is a Qatari government entity that oversees the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, MIA Park, QM Gallery at the Katara Cultural Village, ALRIWAQ DOHA Exhibition Space, the Al Zubarah World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, and archaeological projects throughout Qatar, as well as the development of future projects and museums that will highlight its collections across multiple areas of activity including Orientalist art, photography, sports, children's education, and wildlife conservation.
Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).
Ramadan
Ramadan (Ramaḍān; also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer (salah), reflection, and community.
Sayyid
Sayyid (سيد;; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: سادة; feminine: سيدة) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants of the Arab companion Ali through his sons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil and the capital of the state of São Paulo.
Tashkeel Dubai
Tashkeel is an art facility in the United Arab Emirates.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Tower 13
Tower 13, also known as Paris Tower 13 was a building used for an ephemeral street art exhibition in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Tunis
Tunis (تونس) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia.
Tunisian revolution
The Tunisian revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution and Tunisian Revolution of Dignity, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance.
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Typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed.
See also
Calligraffiti artists
- A1one
- Assil Diab
- EL Seed
- Etel Adnan
- Fab Five Freddy
- Faramarz Pilaram
- Hassan Massoudy
- Hossein Zenderoudi
- Inkman
- Keyvan Shovir
- L'Atlas
- Parviz Tanavoli
- Retna
- Sanki King
- Shakir Hassan Al Said
- Shirin Neshat
- Siah Armajani
- Wijdan Ali
- Yazan Halwani
- Zakaria Ramhani
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EL_Seed
Also known as Bee Twins, El-Seed.