After a few year break, French-Tunisian artist eL Seed is back in the UK where just a few moments ago he wrapped a mural which was curated by Kettle’s Yard for their “Actions. The image of the world can be different” exhibition opening on 10th of February. To show the words of Veronica Forrest-Thomson, eL Seed uses intricate composition…

eL Seed spent most of last week in Shoreditch, East London working on a brand new piece for the Shubbak Festival.Shubbak is the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab culture, presenting outstanding international Arab artists in LondonPainting on the famed Village Underground mural, the Tunisian muralist brought to life some of his signature Arabic-Persian typography…

eL Seed recently spent some time in North Africa where he was invited by the DJART project to paint a new piece on the streets of Algiers in Algeria.The Tunisian calligraphy artist went big with this beautiful piece which is based on the song “Bilad Al Khayr” from Dahman El Harrachi. In case you read arabic,…

eL Seed was also invited in North Africa to paint for the Djerbahood project in the city of Erriadh on the island of Djerba in Tunisia.The popular muralist quickly worked his way through this signature Arabic calligraphic piece for the local tourists to enjoy.Continue reading for an extra image on this new piece and then…

eL Seed is back from the Middle-East where he was commissioned to work on this new mural in the fifth district of Paris, France.eL Seed is a French-Tunisian street artist whose works incorporate traditional Arabic calligraphy, a style he calls “calligraffiti”.Incorporating elements of both the graffiti and Arabic calligraphic traditions, eL Seed is known for…

eL Seed recently stopped by Saudia Araba where he worked on this new piece in Jeddah, a city in the Hijaz Tihamah region on the coast of the Red Sea.In town for the Jeddah Art Week, eL Seed painted this beautiful piece featuring his signature Arabic calligraphic technique.If you like what you see then stay with…

While we last heard from him in UK (Covered), eL Seed is now back in France where he spent the last week working on this piece in Paris at the Maison de Tunisie.As usual with el Seed, his work is fusion between a calligraphic technique coming out of Arabic script and an awareness of international…

Earlier today, El Seed spent a few hours at the University of Exeter working on this superb signature piece.The talented artist perceives Persian Calligraphy as a tangible expression of his search for identity. Throughout his work, different paths intersect and mirror the multiple sources of inspiration which nourish his art.Click through the link to see…

El Seed is in Europe where he just wrapped up this massive piece on the streets of Paris, France.The young artist perceives Arabic Calligraphy as a tangible expression of his search for identity. Throughout his work, different paths intersect and mirror the multiple sources of inspiration which nourish his art.Click through the link to see…

eL Seed arrived in South Africa where he just completed this beautiful “Arabic Inspired Street Painting” in one of Cape Town’s slums.This new mural located in Philippi, one of the larger townships in Cape Town, is based on a quote by Nelson Mandela “It always seems impossible, until it is done.” Pics by Kent Lingeveldt