Calligraphy

I had a thought that the widespread use of computers in design would lead to calligraphy going away forever, gracefully waving its handle… Nothing of the kind!

The International Calligraphic Exhibition will take place in I.E. Repin State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Saint-Petersburg from September 16th to September 22nd, 2008.

The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is one of the organizers of the exhibition, which is yet unknown to the majority of citizens.

This is a brand-new stylish complex located in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, where connoisseurs of fine arts have already found a prominent way to explore their passion.;

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Thus the art of calligraphy in Russia is not just alive, but blooms like never before and Russia is aiming to become the world’s center of art popularization. The guardians of the art of calligraphy say:

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This Exhibition will display various works of top calligraphers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. For an in-depth understanding of the intriguing and multifaceted nature of calligraphy, the organizers are going to display original and second-to-none calligraphy works from Europe, the Baltic States, the USA, Israel, China, Japan, Syria, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Australia, India, Taiwan, Palestine, Jordan, Brazil, Peru, Armenia and Iran. The organizers are planning to deliver a series of master classes by the most prominent and distinct calligraphers and a set of lectures with a hands-on learning activity both for adults and kids. Special attention will be put on the activities for the little ones, as the art of calligraphy helps the development of personality at any age. Mostly thanks to…

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Let us get acquainted with the works of calligraphers, recognized as the best in the whole world.

So, Their Highnesses:

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Hasan Abu Afash, Calligrapher, designer, typographer. Gaza, Palestine

Calligraphy I am the Land (Rashid Hussein's poem).
Calligraphy Rectangular calligraphy
Calligraphy "If I am ill, He will cure me"

Ilya Trofimovich Bogdesko, People’s artist of the USSR, fully-fledged Member the Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Avraham Borshevsky, Calligrapher-artist, Judaic sacred texts expert. Jerusalem, Israel

Calligraphy Perfect woman. The proverbs of Solomon, David's son who was king of Israel, 31:10-31. Calfskin vellum, black lacquer ink, tempera, gold leaf
Calligraphy The priestly blessing. 6:24-26. Red oriental parchment, Turkey quill, black lacquer ink.
Calligraphy Psalm 25, verse 7. “Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.”

Andrea Wunderlich, Calligrapher, graphic designer. Goldkronach, Germany

Calligraphy Daffodils.
Calligraphy Shadows.
Calligraphy Hosanna.

Mohammad Abdullah Ghannoum, Calligrapher Artist, D.Litt (art history), Member of the CAP Union of Artists, Prize winner of international art contests. Damascus, Syria

Calligraphy Damascus
Calligraphy Damascus
Calligraphy Damascus

Claude Dieterich A., Calligrapher, graphic designer. Lima, Peru

Calligraphy Stephanie’s Flowers
Calligraphy Geometry makes letters clear, but art makes them beautiful.
Calligraphy La belle ecriture (beautiful handwriting).

Claudio Gil, Calligrapher, calligraphy teacher, designer, graphic artist. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Calligraphy Blue Alphabet.
Calligraphy Red Flora.
Calligraphy Initial letter.

Nikolai Taranov, Calligrapher, Doctor of Pedagogic Sciences, Candidate of Art History, Professor, member of the Union of Artists of Russia. Volgograd, Russia

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Vitaly Mitchenko, Calligraphy Artist, assistant professor at the Kiev National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine.

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“Calligraphy requires perfect technical skills, naturalness, inspiration and spontaneous natural power.”
One of the sayings of calligraphy

Source: Gazeta 2.0