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Handwriting and the Keyboard
In the digital era, many Chinese people are faced with the prospect of losing their handwriting abilities. As one of the oldest existent languages, Chinese is used by the largest population in the world today. Chinese characters, or hanzi, were first invented 6,000 years ago, according to current archaeological discoveries.
Phoenician Letters at Nekrasov Library
The Moscow Nekrasov Library witnessed an open class on Eastern writing by designer Vasily KasSab within the framework of the Travel & Adventure Informatheque project.
Master Chobitko Brings Calligraphy to the Tallinn Russian Museum
This Saturday the Tallinn Russian Museum will introduce adults and children to the world of calligraphy. You will have a unique opportunity to learn more about traditional Russian writing styles and to enroll into the National School of Calligraphy.
Changes to the museum’s working hours
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy would like to hereby inform you that the museum will be closed on October 4th and 5th, 2013, for it will be hosting Park City, an international professional forum featuring top landscape and urban designers from France and UK.
Reviving an Ancient Script
Moroccan artist documents struggle for cultural survival Moroccan artist Hamid Kachmar can’t recall a time when he wasn’t drawing and painting. Born into a family of indigenous Berber ancestry, Kachmar uses the symbols and colors of his African heritage to tell the story of his people’s struggle for cultural and linguistic recognition.
Hefei to Launch National Day "Culture Combo"
As the National Day holiday approaches, Hefei city in Anhui province is planning to launch a 'culture combo' that will include the first Cultural Activity Week. The aim of the Cultural Activity Week is to involve more citizens in the celebration of National Day.
A Buddhist Monk Brings His Spiritual World to Vladivostok
Su Ang’s Spiritual World exhibition has opened at the Primorye Art Gallery in Vladivostok. The world renowned master of line drawing also conducted a master-class in the krai centre.
Designer Stops Texting, Sends Photos Of Hand-Written Calligraphic Messages
After resurrecting her father’s old calligraphy pen, designer Cristina Vanko decided to experiment with it by texting hand-written calligraphic messages to her friends.
World’s Largest Golden Copy of the Quran Gifted to Razavi Holy Shrine
The world’s largest golden copy of the Quran, which was unveiled on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), was gifted to the museum of Astan-e Quds Razavi. Alireza Behdani, calligrapher of the Quran copy, said that the 100 x 70 size manuscript weighs 80 kilograms.
Body Plastique and Calligraphy
Rurubu (Japanese literal translation, “to dance and flow slowly”) is a joint project of Haley Friesen, a Canadian photographer and Nobuhiro Sato, a calligraphy guru from San-Francisco. The bodies captured in graceful pas intertwine with master Sato’s powerful strokes that heighten the visual effect of continuous motion.
Saleh gives calligraphy a new expressive form
Being one of the few artists in Oman to achieve international success, Saleh al Shukairi now stands as one of the biggest names in the local arts scene. His calligraphy work has been exhibited at major art fairs and galleries across the world, from Miami to Korea. But the zenith of his career so far has to be his calligraphy piece that stands on display for the public in London’s British Museum.
Hebrew Calligraphy
On September 15th, WINZAVOD, the Centre for Contemporary Art hosted the first lecture of the mini-series entitled Hebrew Art: The Signs of Creation. Hebrew Calligraphy in Visual Arts organized by the Eshkolot project: Hebrew Culture Through Edutainment in Lectures, Seminars, and Master-classes.
Gijs Frieling and Job Wouters to Create a Calligraphic Installation in Moscow
The two Dutch artists are coming to Moscow to cover a one-hundred-metre wall specially erected within the framework of the Holland Days festival with a quote from Maksim Gorky thickly interspersed with sturgeons.
Calligraphers ask government to add the craft to school curriculum
Amani Mohammed Al-Kabodi, 18, stands beside a table placed inside a room at the Arab Painting Forum in Sana’a, carefully drawing the Arabic alphabet in black ink with studied brush strokes. Special pens, ink, paper, brushes and other tools are scattered on the table next to her. Every time Al-Kabodi starts drawing a new letter, she cleans the pen off with a tissue and dips it into a special ink.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Calligraphy Exhibit: Five Pieces From the Show
New York’s ABC Home and Blue Cliff Monastery will host the U.S. premiere of Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphy exhibit this fall, displaying 88 original works of calligraphy by the Buddhist monk and spiritual leader.
From Pen to PC Exhibition at the Peter and Paul Fortress
On September 9th, at 04.00 pm, the former Machine Gun School at the St. John’s Ravelin of the Peter and Paul Fortress will see the opening of the From Pen to PC exhibition
Sotheby's to offer calligraphy by Su Shi
On 19th September 2013 Sotheby’s will present a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a work by one of the towering figures of early Chinese history when The Gong Fu Tie Calligraphy by the Song Dynasty poet Su Shi (1037-1101) is offered in the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy auction
Chinese Youths Go Calligraphic
In an age of keyboards and touch screens, the art of calligraphy still has the power to charm the younger generation. Sina-Culture Cup, the 1st International Calligraphy Contest was evidence most positive thereto. “Chinese calligraphy has a beauty of its own that can hardly be expressed in words,” Saana Virtanen, one of the winners, said.
Japanese calligrapher derives poetry from the hearts of the people of Vladivostok
Yamamoto Ryoji, a Japanese street artist, said he wrote poetry guided by his impression of a person’s gaze. On Thursday, Vladivostok’s Eighth Biennale of Visual Arts witnessed the artist’s master-class, during which he wrote several impromptu poems reading people’s souls.
North Korean Preschoolers Work Calligraphic Wonders
Chae Gook-beom, a five-year-old kid from a kindergarten in the Tonghung-dong district of Pyongyang was overwhelmed with medals, diplomas and other prizes for his extraordinary aptitude for wielding the brush that astounded local calligraphy masters. The jury board of a republican calligraphic contest were “deeply impressed”, as local media report, by the boy’s work...
China To Strengthen Calligraphy Education
Chinese education authorities have called for providing better calligraphy education in the country's primary and middle schools, Xinhua news agency reported. Calligraphy, a time-honoured handwriting art in China, was suspended for a period of time in school classes.
The Beauty of Writing Refines the Eye exhibition to shake Kazan
On August 28th, Kazan’s Ğabdulla Tuqay Literary Museum will witness Najip Nakkash’s calligraphy exhibition entitled The Beauty of Writing Refines the Eye timed to coincide with the Kazan City Day.
The Met Presents Expressive Art of Japanese Calligraphy on View, 8/17
Handwriting was thought to reflect one's personality in the East Asian tradition, but not in the sense of Western graphology or “handwriting analysis.” Rather, through copying of revered models and through creative innovation, handwriting style conveyed one's literary education, cultural refinement, and carefully nurtured aesthetic sensibilities.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a remedy and mental gymnastics.