This painting consists of the Harf Al Meem in a version of painted Thuluth. Poem by Hatem At-Taaie debating with his wife on the right policy for their financial management.
Original name (Arabic): حرف الميم
Original production date: 2005
Artwork Size: 102cm x 113cm
Materials: Acrylic on paper, mounted on canvas
Location of Original: Private Collector, UAE
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.