UAE-based Pakistani visual artist Sadia Fahad blends Arabic calligraphy and abstract expression. She has developed a personal style that weaves together sacred texts, emotion-evoking brushwork and ...
For Muslims, the Qur’an is revered as God’s own art. Islam is essentially an aural religion; God’s word came to the Prophet Muhammad as a voice, instructing him to iqra’, “Recite!” In fact, iqra’ is ...
An exhibition featuring 60 calligraphic art pieces opened at Ejaz Art Gallery here on Thursday evening. Calligraphy artist Noreen Akhtar said it took her about five months to complete the pieces in ...
As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn’t read her Japanese grandmother’s letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting. Over a decade later, Kaoru realized her grandmother hadn’t been a poor ...
Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang philosophy. Over millennia, these traditions have shaped its aesthetics ...
The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...
Forget the pressure to be perfect. This is a Sip & Script, a casual way to revive and reinvent the art of hand-designed writing often lost in the shuffle of generic e-invites and text messages.