gold

Tunisia
20th Century
Source: The Word/Image Tension in Contemporary Calligraphic Art, Chapter 3: Nja Mahdaoui
Recipe Details

Ingredients

gold, ink

Preparation Steps

The gold is applied to parchment alongside black ink in a composition reminiscent of Qur’anic manuscripts (p. 59).

Original Recipe Text

The gold is applied to parchment alongside black ink in a composition reminiscent of Qur’anic manuscripts (p. 59).

Evidence

"for example, a similar composition is found in the piece Untitled (1984, gold and ink on parchment, 100 x 100 cm)"

Remarks

The work utilizes formal elements that cause the viewer to recall the Qur’an and other calligraphic traditions (p. 59). It evokes the memory of written revelation through its material and spatial layout (p. 60).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper TypeParchment
ColorGold
RegionTunisia
Approx. Year1950
Source Information
AuthorThe Word/Image Tension in Contemporary Calligraphic Art, Chapter 3: Nja Mahdaoui
CollectionNja Mahdaoui, Untitled (1984)
Language
N/A
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