In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...
Most of us think of calligraphy as an elegant form of writing, grand for wedding invitations and formal announcements, but just writing. “Calligraphic Abstraction,” at the Seattle Asian Art Museum ...
Over the past decade, 71-year-old Koay Choon Aun has perfected the art of paper cutting and calligraphy – art forms that are essential decorative elements during the Chinese New Year. What began as a ...
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 ...
Irtiqa Bazaz, in Indian-administered Kashmir, was about 10 when she started learning the art of calligraphy on her own. Years later, the 21-year-old has chosen the art form as a profession. She is ...
The juxtaposition of heavy strokes and light, crisp lines in every line and letter is what makes calligraphy beautiful. In its earlier form, calligraphy was calculated—all letters measured precisely ...
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Reimagining calligraphy under the rain
Kathmandu, May 30 -- Two years ago, Kristan Napit's friends introduced him to calligraphy, the art of decorative writing that ...
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