I recently visited the Smithsonian Museum’s Sackler Gallery’s new exhibition, Nasta‘liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy in Washington, D.C. The Sackler Gallery frequently features new and ...
Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...
NTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED master of contemporary Arabic calligraphy Khaled Al Saai is displaying his work from now until the end of April. Initially hanging at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Dubai, this ...
This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...
From traditional scripts to modern styles, this art form offers a creative outlet and a chance to connect with history – here are tips from Hong Kong artists Samantha Cheung, Kalo Chu and Kaye Shu ...
Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...