Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On the ...

Calligraphy is a centuries-old tradition of an artistic writing of different languages by using its alphabets in many different manners. Calligraphy is recognized by various scripts that have invented ...

For more than 40 years, Cheryl Tefft of Calligraphics has been creating handmade works for clients around the world, using calligraphy—an art she says is far from dead. “Calligraphy isn’t necessary at ...

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting, characterized by carefully executed lettering or script. It involves the skilled and artistic manipulation of pen, brush, or other writing instruments ...

Faraz Khan is promoting his upcoming course at Rutgers University on Facebook. The ability to read and write Arabic is not a prerequisite for Introduction to the History and Practice of Arabic ...

How did you get into calligraphy? Was it an obvious choice? I came to calligraphy in two stages: first as a child, thanks to teachers who thought I had beautiful handwriting and encouraged me, and I ...

Calligraphy is derived from the Greek words “Kallos” meaning “beauty” and “Graphein” meaning “to write”. Thousands of years ago, there were no fancy pens or pencils in ancient civilisations like Egypt ...

The Islamic Arts Society has become a fixture in Houston's cultural landscape through its annual Islamic Arts Festival. This year’s event will take place Nov. 15-16 at the University of Houston. With ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The art of calligraphy is not exclusive to China and Japan. Korea also has similar tradition, using Hangul or Korean letters and Hanzi or Chinese script. "That's why it is no ...