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Abstract Figures with Arabic Calligraphy - shown to scale
Najat Makki

Abstract Figures with Arabic Calligraphy, 2011

Estimated price$1,484 – $2,756

Mixed media On Canvas

80 × 60 cm | 31.5 × 23.6 in

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About the work

Slender, elongated figures adorned with Arabic calligraphy rise against a deep black ground, accompanied by collaged text fragments, circular cosmic forms, and vivid orange and green accents. The composition blends figurative and calligraphic elements into a layered, mysterious visual narrative.

Najat Makki (United Arab Emirates, 1956–present).

Mixed media On Canvas, 60 × 80 cm, 2011.

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

Medium
Size
80 × 60 cm | 31.5 × 23.6 in
Year
2011
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Black and White, Orange, Green
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Najat Makki — Mixed media On Canvas, 60 × 80 cm (representative image)
Najat Makki

United Arab Emirates, b. 1956

Najat Makki (b. 1956, Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is a pioneering Emirati visual artist recognized for her significant contributions to the development of contemporary art in the UAE. Working across painting, sculpture, and mixed media, Makki is celebrated for her vibrant use of color and abstract forms, often drawing inspiration from the landscapes, heritage, and folklore of the Emirates. Her practice explores themes of memory, identity, and the interplay between tradition and modernity, employing both figurative and non-figurative approaches.

Makki was among the first Emirati women to receive a government scholarship to study art abroad, earning her doctorate in metal relief from the College of Fine Arts in Cairo. Her work has been widely exhibited in major institutional settings, including the Sharjah Art Museum, the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, and the Barjeel Art Foundation. In 2019, she was featured in the National Pavilion of the UAE at the 58th Venice Biennale, further cementing her status as a leading figure in Gulf art. Makki’s works have also appeared at international auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, with her paintings achieving notable results and increasing recognition among collectors of Middle Eastern art. She continues to live and work in Dubai, where she remains an influential mentor and advocate for the arts.

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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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