Rafaa Al Nasiri, Lulwah Al Homoud: The Art Library: Discovering Arab Artists

These exquisitely designed volumes offer an informal yet richly detailed introduction to the most prominent figures of Arab art. The collection is characterized by medium size books, each dedicated to a single artist, richly illustrated and rigorously documented. The publications are launched seasonally, in Spring and Fall, two by two, in a sophisticated cardboard slipcase. Each slipcase presents a Saudi and a non-Saudi artist.
Rafa Nasiri is a contemporary Iraqi painter, printmaker, educator and author whose work combines an abstract reflection on Arabic calligraphy, poetry and Chinese art. His use of color and line resonates with the aesthetics of the Hurufiyya movement and abstract expressionism.
Lulwah Al Homoud is a Saudi Arabian contemporary artist. Drawing on traditional Islamic and Western art, her work explores calligraphy and mathematical processes. Her work is distinguished by her use of complex Arabic letters to construct abstract yet technical works on paper.