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 ...
African calligraphy artists are redefining digital art, blending traditional scripts with modern technology. Their work ...
The word "calligraphy" comes from the Greek word "kalli-graphos," which means "beautiful writing." Karen C. Haslag has been a practicing calligraphy since high school, when she was given a 1960s ...
The practice of calligraphy dates back over 3,000 years. However, the English term was actually coined around the mid-15th century with the invention of the printing press in Europe. Since that time, ...
BERKELEY — Given her family history, Salma Arastu may be one of the last people you’d expect to be helping to modernize Islamic calligraphy. Her Hindu parents fled their home in Pakistan, resettling ...
A Norwin instructional aide who has mastered the art of calligraphy — an elegant handwriting style practiced centuries ago in China, Greece, Rome and Egypt — is sharing her expertise with today’s ...
A young boy's impressive calligraphy skills, replicating famous show titles with perfect strokes, have captivated social media. This viral talent highlights the artistry of calligraphy, a skill ...
On Sept. 28, the famed calligrapher and educator Tian Yingzhang died at the age of 74. Arguably the best-known calligrapher in contemporary China, millions of Chinese learned Tian’s calligraphy style ...