Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang ...
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 ...
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 ...