{"id":2111,"date":"2021-10-08T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:07:32","slug":"alphabet-city-art-culture-and-letterforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2021\/10\/08\/alphabet-city-art-culture-and-letterforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet City: Art, Culture, and Letterforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kifah Abdulla, Mark Jamra, and Neil Patel<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 8, 2021-January 7, 2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div id=\"une_library_gallery_link_block-block_61605145f444e\" class=\"une_library_gallery_link_block layout- alignleft\"><a class=\"link-block\" data-fancybox-delegate=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" href=\"javascript:;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/ART_2021_AlphabetCity_-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"title\">Alphabet City<\/span><\/a><div class=\"gallery-images\" style=\"display:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/ART_2021_AlphabetCity_.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet1-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city pieces in gallery\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet2-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city pieces in gallery\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet3-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city pieces in gallery\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet4-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city pieces in gallery\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet5-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city gallery detail\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet6-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"alphabet city gallery detail\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/alphabet7-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt=\"Alphabet City exhibit in gallery space\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Abdulla_-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"Kifah Abdulla, &lt;i&gt;Love Sick (Motayyam)&lt;\/i&gt;. Acrylic on mixed media paper, 2021. \" data-alt=\"Kifah Abdulla, \"Love Sick (Motayyam)\" Acrylic on mixed media paper\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Kifah_Abdulla_Iman3-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"Kifah Abdulla, &lt;i&gt;Faith 3 (Iman)&lt;\/i&gt;.  Acrylic on mixed media paper, 2021\" data-alt=\"Kifah Abdulla, Faith 3 (Iman). Acrylic on mixed media paper\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/JamraPatel_Kigelia-_2-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"Jamra Patel, &lt;i&gt;Kigelia&lt;\/i&gt;.  Typeface. \" data-alt=\"Jamra Patel, Kigelia. Typeface\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/JamraPatel_Kigelia--scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"Jamra Patel, &lt;i&gt;Kigelia&lt;\/i&gt;. Typeface.\" data-alt=\"Jamra Patel, Kigelia. Typeface\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/JamraPatel-panel-2-1.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-block_61605145f444e\" data-caption=\"Jamra Patel, &lt;i&gt;Kigelia&lt;\/i&gt;.  Typeface.\" data-alt=\"Jamra Patel, Kigelia. Typeface\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Painter Kifah Abdulla\u2019s work merges Modernist abstraction with Arabic calligraphy, bringing script into a place of intense visual expression.&nbsp;Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, Abdulla is a Maine-based painter, poet, and educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The design collaborations of Mark Jamra and Neil Patel, of the Portland-based design firm Jamra Patel, use clarity and elegance to make African alphabets accessible and precise. Their groundbreaking \u201cKigelia\u201d project has brought beautiful, functional typefaces to a number of African languages.&nbsp;The power of written communication spans a wide range in this show, from the beautifully obscured to the balanced and pure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kifahabdulla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Kifah Abdulla.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamra-patel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Jamra Patel.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programming with UNE&#8217;s Global Education Program and Kifah Abdulla will expand the message of this show to the UNE community; stay tuned for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Alphabet City: Art, Culture, &amp; Letterforms&quot; at the UNE Art Gallery, Biddeford\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGLtI0hWtmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kifah Abdulla, Mark Jamra, and Neil Patel October 8, 2021-January 7, 2022 Painter Kifah Abdulla\u2019s work merges Modernist abstraction with Arabic calligraphy, bringing script into a place of intense visual expression.&nbsp;Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, Abdulla is a Maine-based painter, poet, and educator. 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