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Veteran artist lets his art speak for itself
Octogenarian artist Cheong Laitong’s refusal to describe his work has paradoxically proved a blessing. Even at 82, Cheong Laitong, as an artist, is still hard to pin down. His paintings have no names and his exhibitions come with nondescript umbrella titles (like “Selected Works/New Works”).
Calligraphy Animals by Andrew Fox
Andrew Fox is a designer and illustrator based in London. He has created a series of minimalist animal drawings using only a calligraphy pen and black ink. The outcome is rather striking considering that only a few strokes were required to create each critter.
Typomania Festival, the International type, typography, calligraphy and video feast kicked off!
Typomania Festival, the International type, typography, calligraphy and video feast kicked off in Moscow. This festival attracts those who take type not only as a symbol used to transmit thoughts on paper from one human to another. A graphic designer takes it as an expressive means that contains tons of features: tracing method, readability, visibility and size.
One of the Street Vision headliners decorated a floor pan with calligraphy
Pokras Lampas, painter and calligrapher from Moscow, has been working with fonts and letters of different complexity, as well as with large-scale fonts for more than eight years already. Over the past years he has been promoting Calligraphy on girls, a project that unites calligraphy and body-art.
The Form And The Letter International Exhibition of Calligraphy – 2014 in the Russian theatre of Estonia
The Form And The Letter International Exhibition of Calligraphy will take place in the Russian theatre of Estonia from May 31st to June 30th. The organizers are: From Aza to Izhitsa Centre Of Calligraphy Art, Saint Petersburg; Calligraphy School at Ukrainian Cultural Center, Tallinn; as well as the Russian theatre of Estonia.
The children of Volgodonsk will learn the art of calligraphy
On May 25th the Kurchatov Palace of Culture saw a new project presented by the Parent-Teachers' Association of Volgodonsk. The project is aimed at calligraphy classes and Russian language lessons for children of the city. As a matter of fact, this new project kicked off on Philologists Day. Dozens of families with children gathered together on this day on the spacious premises of the Masterica Fancy-work club.
The Kuznetsk Basin celebrated Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Many festivities dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius Day were held in the cities and regions of Kemerovo Oblast. The programme kicked off with the tolling of bells and later on the Kuzbas poets performed and an author and performer Roman Ickov sang some of his ballads.
Painters of Novgorod will talk about what the city says
URBAN B.O.L.T. (Big Very Personal Text) Exhibition of Contemporary Calligraphy opens in Velikiy Novgorod on May, 23rd. The crew of Calligraphy for Everybody studio works under the leadership of the Novgorod painter, designer and writer Mikhail Danilov.
An exhibition of modern Islamic design is to open in Kazan
For the very first time the Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A, London), the world’s leading art and design museum, is bringing an exhibition to Russia: Kazan and Moscow. The exhibition consists of works by the painters and designers, finalists of Jameel Prize, the international modern art and design competition inspired by the Islamic tradition.
Mystery of calligraphy reveled in front of the Isle of Sakhalin citizens at the Day And Night In A Museum
The feast held in the regional art museum was completely soaked in Japanese flavour. Sharaku Interpreted, by Japan's Contemporary Artists Exhibition, was to kick off the campaign which set the style for all the other events. The Museum truly became a multifunctional educational venue.
Breathing life into the ancient art of calligraphy
Calligraphy is a form of meditation. When you reach the zenith of concentration and connect with the ultimate creator – the Almighty, you are able to create a piece of art where letters and words assume a new shape, meaning and dimension.”
Visitors of a book salon in Saint Petersburg will have the chance to learn calligraphy
During the briefing held in Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library Sergei Kaikin, executive director of the Russian Book Union subsidiary in Saint Petersburg reported that for the first time ever the International Book Salon in Saint Petersburg, which will run from May 23rd-26th, will feature Petersburg: The Open Book Festival in the streets of the city besides the exhibition.
The V. Popov Exhibition opened in Kazan
The exhibition of Vladimir Popov dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the artist opened in the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre on May 7th, 2014. The exposition features twenty six artworks: shamail, tughras, calligraphic composition. The calligraphy of Vladimir Popov is considered contemporary. He has mastered the art of beautiful writing.
SC Calligraphy Society makes ‘love cards’ for nursing homes
Members of the Calligraphy Society of Sun City love to write, and they especially love to write “love cards.” “I love making love cards, and I love the people here at the club,” said Cheryl Curtis, a club member Recently, 300 of the love cards were distributed at local nursing homes...
Egypt's Pioneer of Light Calligraphy
Artist Khadija El Ghawas speaks on the comforting and enriching art of light calligraphy and its impact on women. Known and practiced around the world, light calligraphy uses hand-held light and photographic techniques to capture movements of calligraphy within a real setting. Excited to be pioneer of a unique art blending words, 21-year-old female artist Khadija El Ghawas is bringing her new self-taught experience of modern calligraphy to Egypt.
The Metropolitan Museum Features Exhibition on Chinese Calligraphy by Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang
A loan exhibition devoted entirely to Chinese calligraphy- including masterpieces by some of the most renowned practitioners in Chinese history is opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art until August 27.
Students display their calligraphy talent
Govind Vidyalaya organized kid’s day, calligraphy and slogan writing competition on a school premises on Saturday. ‘Kid’s Day’ was celebrated on the Primary School premises.
Bishkek is to host a competition on calligraphy among schoolchildren
A competition on calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing) among high school students will take place on the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture in Bishkek. The competition will be held within the framework of the events dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture and the 215th anniversary of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’ birth.
An exhibition of ancient books is to open in the Orenburg history museum
The Ancient Books: History and Mystery of Their Creation exhibition will be opened in Orenburg Governor's Regional History Museum on April 21st at 5 p.m. It includes exhibits from the fund of bibliographic rarities of the museum’s collection: original manuscripts of the 16th —19th centuries, folios' facsimile editions of the 11th century executed at a high polygraphic level.
An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened in Tokyo
An exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy is opened today at the Waseda University located in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition features around one hundred works of over ten renowned Chinese painters and calligraphers.
Schools of Switzerland are to cancel connective writing
Teachers in most Swiss cantons advocate for the abolition of cursive writing for children. According to Spiegel, news network, it is too easy for schoolchildren to learn incoherent writing. Besides, it is remarked that printed letters are much more comfortable to read.
Iranian art achieves high records at London’s Bonhams
Various Iranian art pieces have fetched high prices at Bonhams sale of Islamic and Indian Art in the British capital, London. Hossein Zenderoudi’s acrylic work on canvas fetched £158,500 while the Iranian artist Mohammad Ehsaei’s calligraphic painting was sold for £92,500.
Foreigners get a lesson in Korean calligraphy
Aingeal O’Donoghue, the Irish ambassador to Korea, struggled to write down ‘ggot’, the Korean word meaning flower, during a calligraphy class held Tuesday at the French Cultural Institute in the Jung District, central Seoul.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a remedy and mental gymnastics.