Arabesque

Hassan Massoudi, Peace

This post was already on my mind since I love Arab art and calligraphy, 

today I dedicate it to all the Arab people fighting for their rights...

may your victory come soon! 

Bird shaped calligraphy, 17th century Iran,

from the Museum für Islamische Kunst in Berlin

Aldin Rashid

Françoise Joire, Arabalphabêtes

 19th century Turkish wall painting in the shape of a lion, thanks to gramatologia

 Bismillah in the shape of an ostrich and

elephant shaped calligraphy by Hassan Musa

unidentified calligraphy found at BibliOdyssey

Jila Peacock, two animal shaped poems for Ten poems from Hafez

poster by Mehdi Saeedi 

Shahnawaz Alam Ahmed, poetry by Meer Taqi Meer, thanks to Ephemera Assemblyman

Salavat Ghilyazetdinov, Prophet's Horse, from the International Exhibition of Calligraphy

for more images and links check out 

BibliOdyssey's beautiful Zoomorphic Calligraphy post

From Dove, with Love

Peter Max, 1968

This spirited flock just flew by, inspired by current human events.

May Peace Be with You Wherever You Go!

Stamp and poster designs by Stefan Kanchev, discovered thanks to Grain Edit

 Asela Pérez, 1978

 

 Herb Lubalin, U&lc cover, 1981

 Tahamtan Aminian, 2006

 Hassan Massoudi, discovered thanks to Gramatologia

Linda Vignato, from her peace drawings series

Tamas Toth, poster in memory of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, 2006

thanks to Rene Wenner's Poster Page

Kazumasa Nagai, 1989, 

from a recent post of vintage Japanese political posters on Pink Tentacle

McRay Magleby

 

Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu

 Mehdi Saeedi, thanks to Robert L.Peters

 Bansky at West Bank. Photo: Reuters