Ruh al-Alam

Ruh al-'Alam
Born

Ruhul Alam
1981 (age 3435)


Wapping, London, England

Nationality British
Education Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Known for Calligraphy
Movement Visual Dhikr
Spouse(s) Iythar
Website www.visualdhikr.com

Ruh al-'Alam (Arabic: روح العالم; born Ruhul Alam Bengali: রুহুল আলম 1981) is an English Islamic artist who creates mainly works of Islamic calligraphy He is the founder of Visual Dhikr, an Islamic calligraphic artwork project.

Early life

Alam was born in London, England, and was brought up in Wapping, East London. He is of Bangladeshi descent,[1][2] He has been interested in art since his childhood, when he was fascinated with inventing and drawing.[2][3]

Alam attended the Harry Gosling Primary School and Stepney Green School for Boys. During his years in education including college and university, he took every opportunity of learning art. He had a passion for graphic design which led to the interest of calligraphy, through the appreciation of typography and Islamic art.[4]

Career

Alam works under the title of Visual Dhikr, which means visual remembrance. Dhikr in Arabic means the remembrance of God. He coined the term Visual Dhikr, which technically does not exist in Islamic or Muslim terminology, in 2000, and officially launched a website in 2003 with the same title and concept, which is now a trade marked name.[4]

Alam's early works at the Central St Martins College of Art & Design included artworks of cartoons which were concerned with health issues such as drugs or smoking, including western culture, and also Palestine.[5] He comes from a traditional graphic design, photography and illustration background. Alam has also worked on video and motion FX projects. His most recent piece was about the Visual Dhikr project.[6]

Personal life

Alam lives in London and is married to the Egyptian British artist, Iythar.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Ruh al-Alam". khtt.net. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Gaining Art Inspiration from Islam (Audio)". British Satellite News. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. "Ruh al-'Alam". PSP - the beautiful script. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Official website". Visual Dhikr. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. "Ruh al-'Alam". Artshole. Retrieved 6 June 2009. Ruh al-'Alam
  6. "VDO by Visual Dhikr". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2009. Ruh al-'Alam
  7. "Biography". Iythar - Fine Artist. Retrieved 6 June 2009.


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