Ya Rabbi Dengarkanlah Kami IV

"Ya Rabbi Dengarkanlah Kami IV" draws from Pirous's long engagement with Batu Aceh and Acehnese manuscript tradition as shown in his play of texture and composition. The painting is dramatically divided in half with gold and red strokes. In each chamber, Pirous wrote the calligraphy taken from a Qur'anic verse. A.D. Pirous (b. 1931, Meulaboh, Indonesia) is an Indonesian painter and printmaker whose works contribute significantly in the development of modernist and calligraphic abstraction in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He is known for his calligraphy that largely draws from Qur'anic verses, Islamic manuscripts, and tombstones. His artistic practice and ideas of modern and Islamic art contribute significantly to the shaping of its canon and art historical narrative.

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