Sadegh Tabrizi and the Metaphysics of Islamic Script at the 17th Abu Dhabi Art / Photos

The two remarkable calligraphic paintings by Sadegh Tabrizi (1939–2017) currently on view at the 17th edition of Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Sohrab Gallery, are emblematic works from a period in which Tabrizi liberated the script from the confines of text and transformed it into a visual symphony. In these canvases, color, line, texture, rhythm, and spirituality intertwine so seamlessly that the viewer encounters both an aesthetic experience and a contemplative one