Like many, I lost the ability to write fluid cursive, and my kids don’t care to learn it either. What does the loss of this ...
Kolkata's Indian Museum is showcasing a unique exhibition, 'Mā Lipi: Virtues of Bharat in Brāhmī Calligraphy,' featuring ...
In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...
The Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah stands as a prominent testament to the historic relationship linking the Red Sea to ...
Classically-trained, Wang Dongling has forged a path as the pioneering practitioner of ‘luan shu’: chaos script. The regimented line spacing of traditional calligraphy is a far cry from luan shu’s ...
For many, Chinese calligraphy is the world's most favorable form of art. I can remember the time when I was a preschooler, my grandfather, Chen Teh Tseng, had taken me to one of his home residences at ...
Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang ...
At first, it is not entirely clear whether Jiaying Gao is writing or dancing. A long brush touches the floor. Water darkens the surface for a moment. A line appears, lengthens, thickens, trembles, and ...
Many portrait photographers would dream of shooting someone influential and world-famous. Pretty good for the résumé, right? But at the same time, it's a tricky ask. How do you go about photographing ...
Abstract: Cursive script, as a treasure of Chinese calligraphy, is famous for its unique artistic charm and expressive power. However, the high degree of abstraction and variability of cursive writing ...
I had just walked into the American Sephardi Federation office in lower Manhattan, where 20 Muslim and Jewish young people gather twice a month to learn Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy together. I was ...
With so much of today’s communication typed on phones and screens, a group of artists is holding tight to their passion for hand-lettering. Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh members will share their ...