This work combines three art forms - origami tessellations, square kufic calligraphy, and verbal play - in a novel way.
Square kufic is an ancient, highly abstract style of Arabic calligraphy that follows very stringent layout rules under which a line of pixelated text must be arranged in a spiral composition so as to fit perfectly into a given outline (see http://kufic.info). The golden inscription formed by this tessellation constitutes a square kufic representation of the Arabic phrase
فن طي الورق
which translates into "The art of paper folding". Because "The art" contains a string of characters that form the word "heart", the outline of the square kufic design was chosen to resemble a heart. The model thus alludes to both "The art" and "The heart" of paper folding.
Square kufic is an ancient, highly abstract style of Arabic calligraphy that follows very stringent layout rules under which a line of pixelated text must be arranged in a spiral composition so as to fit perfectly into a given outline (see http://kufic.info). The golden inscription formed by this tessellation constitutes a square kufic representation of the Arabic phrase
فن طي الورق
which translates into "The art of paper folding". Because "The art" contains a string of characters that form the word "heart", the outline of the square kufic design was chosen to resemble a heart. The model thus alludes to both "The art" and "The heart" of paper folding.
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