A Take on Kalila Wa Demna
After Researching the illustrations of Kalila wa Demna, I tried to have my own take on it using my usual technique of creating illustrations using photoshop. I tried to create from each image a series of 3 to 4 images where I abstract the most intersteing characteristics of those historical illustrations. I applied color blocking and the repetition of some elements of the illustration to give it a contemprary feel. In this work I depended only on illustrations without adding another elements like I used to do before.
Kalila Wa Demna Talking
in the below illustration we can see Kalila and Demna Talking. The arabic text in the original illustration reflects on the idea of foolish and silly matters can grow bigger wither fed by good or bad ideas.
The Lion & The Rabbit
in this set of illustrations, we can see the lion “symbolizing the king in the book” and the rabbit by the river where their reflection can be seen on the water. The reflection embodies the true inner soul of each character where people should not be decevied by images, as we can see the rabbit being angry and the lion looks sad.
What really interests me in those illustrations of Kalila Wa Demna is how they address the subject of Judgment, which falls perfectly with my research for my proposed project. This is an ongoing experiment my plan is to create many of these illustrations to incorporate them in a bigger piece.
Anfal AlKandari 
Great style, really enjoying seeing these
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