By the 12th century, a highly abstract and distinctive ... word itself channels one of Islamic art’s most distinctive and distinguished forms of expression—calligraphy. And it is here that ...

[1] The calligraphic tradition, initially growing out of the demand for illuminated Qur'ans, was later used to embellish both religious and secular art in the Islamic world, and often appeared in ...

Arabic calligraphy is widespread in Arab and non-Arab countries and is practised by men and women of all ages. Originally intended to make writing clear and legible, it gradually became an Islamic ...

The artist’s portraits of horses and people have a photographic quality, often relying on tone and repetitive brushstrokes, while his abstract works are colorful improvisations based in Abstract ...

At the Omniyat Center for People of Determination, she provides art workshops and artistic activities for specially enabled ...

while also innovating the modern techniques of calligraphy writing with combination of Western abstract art in an encounterance between East and West. “It’s nostalgic but it brings something ...

We speak to Mehdi Qotbi who found his passion for painting at a military academy, and now, after 50 years, is being ...

By silhouette, I mean the shapes of the furniture, where abstract, boldly curving ... “Pieces in different forms - sculptural art completely done by metal like this Arabic artist, where she's written ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

Get lost in a library of rare books from as early as the 15th century and follow the elegant brushstrokes of Arabic ...

Examples of Islamic art can be found on objects and in places such as on prayer mats, ornaments and in mosques. Calligraphy is a type of decorative handwriting. There is lots of calligraphy in the ...