Verse
Hu Allah
About Hu Allah
Hu Allah. He is God.
I have never studied calligraphy formally, but when I sat down to paint this, I knew that Hu had to be enormous. In my head, He is a word too big for any canvas to contain. So I let it sprawl, bold and free, in my own style and larger than the canvas could hold.
And then Allah, in Kufic script, painted in colours so close to the background that it almost disappears into it. That was deliberate. Because the Quran says that Allah is closer to us than our jugular vein. Wa nahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli al-wareed. He is not separate from us, not distant, not somewhere we have to travel to find. He is woven into us. The background is us. And He is right there, inside it, inseparable.
Dimensions: 100×100cm
Acrylic on canvas
This piece is no longer available. If you’d like to commission a similar piece, please fill out the form below and I’ll be in touch.
Hu Allah. He is God. Bold freehand strokes of the word Hu sprawl across the canvas, while Allah takes the graceful form of Kufic script. Vibrant colour, ancient word. A celebration of divine oneness.
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Everything you need to know about commissioned artworks
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Commissioned pieces are entirely unique and designed for you. When we start working on your painting, we’ll discuss the space you’ll be hanging the piece, the style of your home, and any of my previous pieces that you might want to use as inspiration.
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