Cognitive Calligraphy
When I had returned from my one-year-residence in the orient, deeply impressed by Arabic letter art, I began searching for my roots in western script.
Now with years of consideration about letter art I still discover new aspects by working with: new categories of style in my letter designs, extraordinary logo design, numerous possibilities of expressions in combination with other art, the way to intensify or increase the meaning of poetry; my feelings, which are involved in the process of interpretation. And also the calmness in me during my work. It’s like meditation.
The last few years were important for me, writing texts which are legible. I absolutely agreed with the morphology in letter art. The more I work with calligraphy the more it isn’t important any more.
To remember my era of detailed black and white-photographs brings me back to regard the structure, the outlines of forms, the repeating rows and modulation of light and shadow of objects, that becomes now more and more important in my calligraphy work. In nature and in their object you can find countless comparisons with calligraphy. You only need to follow their examples. You’ll find a new calligraphic design if you have open eyes and take it in. These contain further work with calligraphy. And to my mind, it is a necessary step in a lively development of any kind of art. Everything is open — at any time!
And together with the calligraphers and artists all over the world.
