sabah
arbilli
Sabah Arbilli: Reimagining Arabic Calligraphy Through Abstract Expression Sabah Arbilli, born in Iraq in 1977, is a British-Iraqi artist whose distinctive approach to Arabic calligraphy has garnered international acclaim. His artistic journey began with an unexpected detour from civil engineering—a childhood fascination with the intricate …
A portrait built from sabah arbilli's own colours
Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.