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An exhibition of calligraphy of Korea, China, Japan held in Seoul
The three East Asian countries, Korea, China and Japan were all historically influenced by the use of Literary Chinese, and have developed their own unique style of calligraphy from old times. Korea invented Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, and Japan came up with Kana, syllabic Japanese scripts, to create distinctive calligraphy styles.
Calligraphy and design website TSDL held The Letters of My City contest, engaging entrants to come up with new logos for Russian locations
The contest involving designers, type designers and calligraphy artists, strived to create a collection of artworks featuring the Russian cities. Submissions were typographic pieces with any city name reflecting the specifics of a certain location. The contest providers picked winners.
Cardiograms of Passion
After over two decades, veteran painter and graphic designer Sadeq Barirani has set up an exhibition of his artworks, which opens in Tehran on Oct. 26. Bon Art Gallery will host the exhibit featuring his unique and abstract brush calligraphies. The nonagenarian artist will attend the opening ceremony of his solo exhibition, which will be held from 4-8 p.m.
Renowned Chinese calligraphy in Yakutsk
The last weekend the National Museum of Arts in the Republic of Sakha saw the opening of an exhibition featuring 43 masterpieces by Chinese artists. The calligraphy scrolls and pencil portraits on display belong to the traditional Chinese style.
Magical powers of Chinese characters revealed in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On October 19 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy hosted a lecture by Professor Alexey Maslov titled The Character and Magic: Magical Sources of Initial Chinese Characters – Contemporary Perception. The event is a part of the Public University: Thursday Talks in Moscow Museums project.
Chinese calligraphy book exhibition in Begovoy district
The Chinese Cultural Centre, Pravdy street, Moscow, opened an exhibition of books about calligraphy in the Celestial Empire on Tuesday, October 17, said the centre administration representative.
Children courses in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy launched
Saturday, October 14, kicked off two children courses in the National School of Calligraphy located in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy – Italic Based Penmanship for elementary school students and the Ancient Russian Writing for senior attendees.
A Delhi Police sub-inspector who has made a world record in calligraphy writing
Sub-inspector, Syamalan PP, is a 55-year-old Delhi Police official who holds four national records and has recently made a world record in calligraphy.
NPM to launch national treasure exhibition in Taipei
An exhibition showcasing 45 selected antiquities opens Oct. 4 at National Palace Museum in Taipei City, offering visitors a special opportunity to experience the beauty of the museum’s ancient calligraphy and painting collections.
Alexey Maslov's talk in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On October 19 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will hold a talk by Professor Alexey Maslov titled The Character and Magic: Magical Sources of Initial Chinese Characters – Contemporary Perception. The event is a part of the Public University: Thursday Talks in Moscow Museums project.
Young artist writes the beauty of Vietnamese calligraphy
Calligraphy is the art of handwriting, expressing the state of mind and emotions of the writer. The craft has history in almost every country, in different forms and under various names.
World-class masterpieces and free workshops from Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Between October 6 and 8 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy took part in Art-Retro, an exhibition held in the Moscow Government Headquarters in New Arbat.
The Saint John’s Bible at the VI International Exhibition of Calligraphy
The 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy held this September featured many outstanding exhibits, but Donald Jackson's pages of the Saint John’s Bible certainly stand out.
Ulichny Shtrih project launched in Yaroslavl
The Youth Policy department of Yaroslavl Mayor’s Office has opened a graffiti school named Ulichny Shtrih (Street Stroke) on October 1 in Rovesnik teen club. Initial classes introduced the history of this art and calligraphy as one of contemporary graffiti styles, and also let participants produce their first strokes of future artworks guided by an expert.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will take part in Art Retro exhibition on New Arbat
Between October 6 and 8 the Moscow Government Headquarters (New Arbat 36) will hold a unique exhibition of art and antiquities dubbed Art Retro, themed Through the Centuries. The best collectors, artists and designers will put on display their unique sets and masterpieces, which date back to as early as the ancient world and through to the present days. The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will feature the best pieces from its collection that comprises over 3000 unique calligraphy artworks from all over the world
New courses in the National Calligraphy School
The National Calligraphy School based in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is excited to announce the expansion of training programmes as of October. Alongside with traditional Basic, Pointed Pen and Lettering courses the following new ones will be introduced: Introduction to Oriental Calligraphy, Chinese and Japanese Characters; Brushpen and Spencerian (levels 1 and 2).
Typographic Specimens how an explorer turned letterforms into animals
Hand-drawn typography and calligraphy are masterful skills in their own right – so the ability to turn letterforms into illustrated animals is particularly impressive. Typographic Specimens: A Natural History of Letterforms is a new book published by Ammonite Press, which documents the illustrations of a 19th century explorer and typography enthusiast.
‘Traces of Yesterday' by Golnaz Fathi at AB43 Contemporary Gallery, Zurich
AB43 Contemporary Gallery presents the new artworks of the Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi at their Zurich venue. Fathi is Iran's one of the most famous artists and is well-known for transforming calligraphy into modern contemporary art.
In memory of Dmitry Trunov
One of the events within the VI International Exhibition of Calligraphy programme was Dmitry Trunov’s lecture “Ambigram: intellectual and aesthetic charm of the ambivalent inscriptions” which he read on September 7th. It was a fascinating discourse about the history of this unique calligraphy genre, its peculiarities and application.
5-month long calligraphy marathon, or an attempt to write the Constitution of the Russian Federation
It's been almost 10 years since the unique Handwritten Constitution of the Russian Federation has been created. Petr Chobitko, its author, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Union of Calligraphers and member of the Union of Artists of Russia, shares the impressions he had over the course of making this magnificent calligraphy piece.
New museum exhibit and first writing attempts
On Sunday, September 24, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held the Doors Open Day to present training courses for all ages by the National Calligraphy School. The guests were introduced to the updated permanent exhibition, which featured some masterpieces created for the recent 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy, as well as to the traditional pearls of the museum collection.
Harry Potter exhibition opened in Pushkin Library
12 Inches of Vellum by Thursday: Happy Potter in Letters and Capitals – this is the title of the exhibit, which will run until October 12 in Pushkin Central City Library, the 3rd Sovetskaya street, 8.
Discounts for the autumn calligraphy courses at the National School of Calligraphy
Enrollment is open for the following autumn courses at the National School of Calligraphy working at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a kind of music not for the ears, but for the eyes.
(V. Lazursky)