Whirling Dervish by Sam Hasan Dimensions: 24” X 18”
Sam Hasan is a Southern California based artist in the style of Ajami. Popularized in Syria in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, this style utilizes techniques of applying special-formula wood-based paste to produce embossed decorative and colorful art. The figure of meditating whirling dervish from an ancient spiritual tradition. The lyrics in the calligraphy that form the figure are from a poem by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish describing his longing for his mother’s bread and mother’s coffee.
