Arabic Calligraffiti a fusion of classical and modern art.

Arabic Calligraphy is an ancient classical art originated from the East, Whereas graffiti which means scribbling is a form of street art. Arabic Calligraffiti is a beautiful fusion of Classical & Street art. Its a combination of Arabic calligraphy, typography, and graffiti. While Calligraphy follows rules and is a meaningful art, calligraffiti may or may not have any meaning. To be a calligraffiti artist you don’t have to be a perfectionist in calligraphy, even if you don’t follow the traditional rules you can still create something that’s impactful and makes a difference. Some artists have described calligraffiti as a Distinct style of the School of Calligraphy art and a part of the Hurufiyya movement.

Some of the pioneers and well-known artists who have contributed to Arabic calligraffiti are Hassan Massoudy an Iraqi painter and world-known calligrapher who has had a major influence on calligraffiti artist worldwide, Hossein Zenderoudi, Khadiga elghawas, Ahmed Moustafa, A1one A.k.a Tanha who is an Iranian revolutionary artist who has been in prison few times for his Street art activism, El seed, Ayad Alkadh, Yazan Halwani from the infamous streets of Lebanon, Abdulrahman Al-Nugamsh from Saudi Arabia, Inkman, Karim Jabbari, Dose ok and many more.