Embossing calligraphy is hard work, but satisfactory

Shamim Qurashi, a well-known Indian artist of Arabic Islamic calligraphy, had several exhibitions in India and also has on her credit an exhibition in Iran. Some of Qurashi’s work is going to be displayed permanently at a Belgian museum. The Indian consulate currently hosts an exhibition of 30 pieces of Qurashi’s calligraphy artwork in Jeddah.

The colors and materials she selected for her work enhanced the overall effect of her art. She used cement as medium for her calligraphy as embossed work on canvas to capture the writing in Lahori Nastaliq and Jali Dewani, two distinct ways of writing Arabic. These writings are so artistically camouflaged in the foliage that the soul of the viewer is instantly released to soar high into the heavens to catch a glimpse of the divine bliss.

Embossing calligraphy is hard work, but satisfactory