Calligraphy

encouragement was the initial reason I became interested in calligraphy. My handwriting teacher, Mr. Gu, thought that my handwriting was good enough for me to begin learning the art of Chinese Calligraphy. It was a special honor, as many classmates desired to learn calligraphy as well, but they were not noted as outstanding students in handwriting, and so were not given the opportunity. My continued success in the art of calligraphy became something special and unique I could share, during a

take the skill handwriting very seriously. Calligraphy is a subject taught for many centuries and has adopted by almost every culture. It is a skill that has been around for many centuries and one that is still used today. Back then, it was a craft that not many people were able to do and was considered more upper class. Many important documents have been written, using calligraphy, to signify the document’s importance. Even up to this day, calligraphy can be seen almost everywhere; certificates

Easy Steps to Learn Calligraphy To learn Calligraphy is very essential to excel the writing; that is why we need to take it consideration and learn it carefully and attentively. So many people are fond of calligraphy and enjoy doing calligraphy, and it is not a matter of strange why they admire. In fact, Calligraphy is a charming tool for attract the spectacles for its artistic expression and a deeply satisfying personal device. However, if we comment that is so nice and say that we are not able

Intro: Hook: Preview of ideas: Calligraphy- Calligraphy allows self expression make-up brushes- Pottery- Thesis: The Japanese aesthetics of irregularity and simplicity manifest in the artistic creations in calligraphy, make-up brushes and pottery. Through an examination of the both the process by which these items are created as well as the final object made, the soul and personality of the creator emerges. Paragraph 1:Caligraphy– Irregularity Each Japanese Calligrapher reveals a part of their

are very decorative signaling how important they are. It is very important that you pay attention to your writing and make it good because it indicates your mindset and personality. Chinese calligraphy is a very respected writing form because your handwriting judges you in your social life. Chinese calligraphy is very old and was first created a long time ago but

The early Timurid art displayed strong Chinese influences. T. Lentz and G. Lowry found that cursive and poetic lines and contours in Persian manuscripts might be the outcome of Persians' study of the Chinese literati paintings. Some of the Chinese sketches on Buddhist monks or birds such as hawks were reproduced in the Timurid Court. The admiration of the Chinese styles was more evident in the paintings by Kamal al-Din Bihzad whose advocacy of Romanticism and Naturalism had their references to pre-modern

Text has always been an integral part of visual arts and imagery. It has influenced and shaped the art scene all over the world through the various ways it engages with it. The first way text and art interplay is the use of text to come up with the subject matter of the artwork like for example the use of the bible and its stories as the subject of a painting. This somehow seems like a direct connection between text and art. However, there are many other ways in which art and text relate less directly

Xu Bing’s is a Chinese artist who studied printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. His style of art is defined as social realist which was greatly influenced by his time at a re-education camp during the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960’s and 70’s. he favored the popular phrase in that time “ Use your pen as a weapon and shoot down reactionary gangs”. Bing’s father was a historian and his mother was an administrator in the library of science. A Book from the Sky is a four volume

calligraphers, but also how it varied depending on the purpose of writing. Investigating the differences in calligraphic styles depending on whether it was written for political, literary, or artistic purposes brings an additional lens when analyzing calligraphy. It also considers how historical context, such as Confucianism and common ambitions to work in government, can affect a calligrapher’s style. Therefore, I will compare three calligraphers to represent the different purposes of writing. Shen Du

Sadequain is one of the personalities of Pakistan who received critical acclaim for his work not only as an artist but also as a poet. His contributions to the field of art and literature in the form of paintings, murals, drawings, calligraphies, collections of quatrains etc. are highly valued. He was part of the Progressive Writers and Artists Movement. He was a legendary artist and he painted approximately 15,000 pieces of artworks. What was written about him in some very prestigious newspapers