Art exhibition: Fresh spin on calligraphy

An exhibition of contemporary calligraphy by two artists Shahzad Zar and Mian Athar opened at the Nomad Gallery on Tuesday. The show features 32 calligraphy pieces.

The concept of the artworks on display stems from the idea that the contribution of the Muslim world to the arenas of art, science and academia is often overlooked, stereotyped or taken for granted. Moving away from this norm, the displayed calligraphy pieces, with their geometric shapes and unconventional colour palette, showcase some fresh ideas.

Nageen Hyat, the gallery’s curator, said that the exhibition, while drawing reference from the traditional art of calligraphy, is in the contemporary cultural context, with particular reference to recent efforts to modernise Islamic calligraphy on the one hand «Islamicise modern art» and on the other, or such constructs as «calligraph-art».

The current exhibition will continue at the gallery until June 30th from 10:30pm to 7pm except Friday. The artworks can also be viewed on the gallery’s website.

Art exhibition: Fresh spin on calligraphy

Source: www.tribune.com.pk