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Spiral Form with Script and Red Thread - shown to scale
Fadwa Ramadan

Spiral Form with Script and Red Thread, 2022

Estimated price$2,100 – $3,900

Mixed Media on Paper

50 × 35 cm | 19.7 × 13.8 in

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About the work

Dense concentric spirals of black mark-making radiate outward from a small golden center, anchored by a slender stem and encircled by hand-stitched red thread. Beneath, columns of cryptic script fill layered paper fragments, blending the visual languages of drawing and writing into a single hypnotic form.

Fadwa Ramadan (Egypt, 1972–present).

Mixed Media on Paper, 35 × 50 cm, 2022.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
50 × 35 cm | 19.7 × 13.8 in
Year
2022
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Black and White, Red, Brown
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Fadwa Ramadan — Charcoal on paper, 68 × 93 cm (representative image)
Fadwa Ramadan

Egypt, b. 1972

Fadwa Ramadan, born on March 19, 1972, in Gharbia, Egypt, is a multifaceted artist whose work seamlessly integrates visual art with linguistic elements. After earning a degree from the Faculty of Commerce at Helwan University in 1999, she pursued studies in art history in Italy. Beyond her artistic endeavors, Ramadan has been an active art critic and journalist since 1999, contributing to various local and Arab publications.

Ramadan's artistic practice is distinguished by her innovative use of the Amazigh script, which she encountered during a 2014 visit to Egypt's Siwa Oasis. Initially drawn to the script's aesthetic qualities, she began incorporating its characters into her monochromatic compositions, evolving over time to infuse her works with Amazigh words and poetry. This exploration culminated in her 2023 solo exhibition, "Beyond Languages II," at Art Concept in Manama, Bahrain.

Throughout her career, Ramadan has held multiple solo exhibitions, including shows at Cairo Atelier between 1998 and 2003, and at Lot 17 Gallery in 2010. Her works are part of collections at the Egypt Modern Art Museum, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the Canadian Embassy in Egypt. In recognition of her contributions to art and criticism, she received the State Prize for Art Creation and Criticism in 2003 and 2004.

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Mixed media

Works combining two or more materials — paint, collage, found objects, text, sand — in a single piece. The approach lets artists layer meaning and material, and is widely used in modern and contemporary MENA art.
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Calligraphic Abstraction

Also known as Hurufiyya, this movement reimagines Arabic letters as pure abstract form — a defining current of modern Arab art that fuses centuries of calligraphic heritage with contemporary abstraction.
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