The inscription from a poem by the poet Al Hutayya promises rewards in this world and Hereafter for anyone who delivers a good deed.
Original name (Arabic): حرف الهاء
Original production date: 1989
Artwork Size: 90cm x 60cm
Materials: Mixed media on paper
Location of Original: Private Collector, Malaysia
This piece is about the power of the single stroke technique which Ali Omar Ermes employs as a hallmark of a number of his works.
It explores the vast richness of the Arabic language and the magnitude of the depth of expression in Arabic with the simplest and most direct method or as complicated as you wish.