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two of the oldest books from our collection they show the influence of the um Islamic World of Science and astronomy to the Western world and why these books were so important this is the main recipe of creating a cartoon keep it simple keep it direct and keep it funny hello and welcome to Qatar 365 with me Lila Huma on this episode we are looking at literature through a creative lens going beyond the pages of a book and exploring how story can be told through ART whether it’s the elegant brush rokes of calligraphy or the Striking colors of aural but first I’m here at the Museum of Islamic Art to visit a library that’s home to one of the biggest collections of books on Arab art and culture in the region beyond the rich collection of historical objects on display the Museum of Islam art is also a beacon of learning the Mia Library occupies a large section of the museum a welcoming space for people of all ages while the books can’t actually be borrowed Susan pivi who’s the head of the Mia Library says its extensive collection is worth making a few visits it’s one of the biggest collections of books about Islamic Art we have uh 25,000 titles and we have around 70,000 volumes it’s definitely very specialist in Islamic art and something that any scholar interested in the subject should come and visit us most of the books are easy to find but the library’s best kept secret is hidden in plain sight deep in the vaults of the museum is a room full of ancient texts one of the highlights of the Mia library is its collection of rare books a treasure Trove of more than 5,000 old manuscripts and Diaries dating as far back as the 15th century written Arabic Latin French and Persian the books cover a wide range of topics from astronomy to geography history to religion and autobiographies detailing the Voyages of early explorers so here I’ve selected two of the oldest books from our collection one of them is in Arabic and Latin and the other one is just in Latin and the thing that these two both have in common is they show the influence of the um Islamic World of Science and astronomy to the Western world so the first one is a book in Latin which is from the time of the printing press in Inaba and it has very beautiful illustrations as well as the text that you can see and then the Arabic book here is on philosophy and also on science bound together by animal skin the Lebanese scholar known in Europe as Abraham aenis published this book in 1641 meanwhile the introduct trium in astronomi printed in 1489 played a pivotal role in spreading Islamic astrological knowledge to Medieval Europe the Arabs were really ahead of their time on this and you see through the book there’s very beautiful illustrations and it’s uh just a very beautiful type set as well these books may be rare and old but the library also recognizes the subtle difference between a rare copy and an antiquarian book rare books uh can don’t necessarily have to be about the date so a rare book could be something that it’s um it’s rare because is it’s a limited edition there’s only a certain number that have been produced uh because of the provenance sometimes it’s like something can be so uh specific and so rare that it’s it’s a different thing than than the age of it rare or antiquarian the library is committed to preserving the books to keep them in the best condition one way to make the text Timeless and accessible is to digitize them the digitization efforts reflect the library’s approach to technology choosing to embrace changing Trends we have ebooks we have lib guides we have online resources anyone in the world can kind of tap in and see our digitized um versions of some of the things in the red book room and also the ebooks that we have so you know I really don’t think that technology is a problem it’s really something that’s actually an advantage well cultural identity and Heritage can also be preserved through public art illustrations and sculptures like this mural behind me called family reunion ion a masterpiece by the award-winning katari artist Abdul Aziz yusf after years of working as a Cartoonist Abdul aiz has taken his talent to the streets and I got a chance to meet him to find out how he creates Modern Art based on C Traditions firstly let’s go back to the beginning how and when did you get into art since ever I can’t remember I was the kid that DRS all the time in the classroom uh but the actual beginning was in 2007 there was an opportunity in news local newspaper for artists to publish daily cartoons and I said okay hell yeah it’s my my turn to to try this field I was so happy with the 3,000 r a month this what motivated me to to become a professional now the art of cartooning can be seen as a powerful tool of communication cartoonists can say a lot with little or sometimes no words at all so how can you tell a story or send a message through cartoons now it’s it’s simple it’s like a abstract form to tell one thing so you just have to focus on one thing so you don’t confuse people and that one thing has to be the most powerful piece in your message this is the main recipe of creating a cartoon keep it simple keep it d direct and keep it funny over the years you’ve developed your own distinct style how did you find it trying to find shortcuts where I don’t draw the fundamentals of drawing a face or follow a successful guide to create and a car a character design so there is a Heritage of uh abstracting the faces and and creating shapes and so on and I just took the Gest of it and apply it in my own word using my cartoon drawing too it’s not putting identity as much as trying to be as realistic as possible to be honest and reflecting what you see and you’re also very involved in nurturing or shaping the future generation of katari artists how do you inject a sense of creativity and wonder when you’re guiding them I think giving back to the community is a tool to to fuel your your ability to to sustain a level so working with the gener new generation and trying to to boost the best that they have and then give them the compliments necessary to start a beautiful Journey uh is very important for me to to reflect uh what I have received from people too while Abdul aiz is inspired by people and nature other artists in Qatar draw inspiration from letters and words words yanah who’s met two innovators in the field of calligraphy whose fresh dig on the Millennia old art of writing inspires younger generations and makes the traditional craft fit for the 21st century Sabah ARB creates traditional calligraphy but with a modern twist whether it’s steel sculptures or abstract canvases the Iraqi born artist has a unique style that blends the old with the new as a classic calligrapher you know in the beginning you just it is just like uh singing You imitating sounds okay you try to Lear in the style and uh when I did all this I realized no I have to take it further to create my own take into the art of calligraphy adding The Twist of modern into the Arabic calligraphy that was my aim based in the UK but spending much of his time in Qatar sabba has left his mark on Doha Skyline the 7 and 1 half met toll sculpture is a temporary interpretation of the words of an old poem by qatar’s Founding Father shik Jin bin Muhammad Alani which sabba specifically designed for the country’s National Day towering over to Cornish it’s become an iconic Landmark that merges abstraction with traditional penmanship you were like overwhelmed basically by the amount of people coming by the sculpture looking at it without understand anything about it and they couldn’t even read it but they’re managing to get their phone out and take a photo with it as they celebrating you know the art of calligraphy slod with me and with everybody else I was super excited about it Beyond just a job sa sees calligraphy as a passion he hopes that by exhibiting internationally he will introduce AR enthusiasts all over the world to an old craft that they might not be familiar with so in a lot of cultures they don’t understand what I’m doing I had an exhibition in Washington two years ago you know the audience they had absolutely no clue about uh you know why all this mess in my art but said it’s not a mess it is you know an interpretation of the text but it’s twisted into a modern conceptual uh meaning so then they felt related to the artwork Abdul kareim is another doab based creative who captivates audiences by adding a modern touch to the ancient art of writing his distinctive style known as calligraphi put him in the international Spotlight in 2022 his work caught the eye of Football Federation FIFA who appointed him as is one of the official Street artists for the World Cup in Qatar since then public art has played a big role in his success whenever we go to the public it’s kind of you are bringing the art to people not the people come to the art so for me like you know it’s my responsibility make a bridge in between the art should refresh not a Sentimental you know Abdul uses non-traditional painting methods and he draws on some unusual surfaces the most impressive of them all is a canvas you can’t actually see swapping his paintbrush for his lightsaber the style is called light calligraphy blink and you might miss it because you you’re a calligraphy artist you know so you know the letter but you have to know uh you know the word like there’s no canvas it’s on the earth so you have to know the moment you know you have to memorize your moment well artist subjective and preferences are personal Abdul says pushing creative boundaries is part and parcel of innovation they are criticizing the modern art Contemporary Art because in the traditional calligraphy it’s it’s very rule bound traditional art we have to respect that because we all learned traditional art then we move to the Contemporary because we have to blend it so in terms of the criticism if you are not ready to face the criticism the art will not grow it’s clear that even as Qatar thrives in the modern world and encourages creative minds to bring life to its public spaces the country is also committed to preserving and showcasing its story of origin we hope you’ve enjoyed this episode but that’s all the time we have for now for more check out euronews.com and connect with us through our hashtag thanks for watching and we’ll see you next time on Qatar 365 [Music]