Beautifully Written Pieces of Art

posted on: Apr 16, 2015

Over 70 workshops being held at Arabic calligraphy exhibition.
Gold leaf painting, principles of gilding art, and Diwani typography are just a slice of the pie. On till April 27, The Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy is conducting over 70 workshops for various age groups led by experts on Arabic calligraphy. The best news is that it’s free for all. Those interested can register on site.
Along with this, an exhibition on the art of calligraphy is on at Oudh Metha’s Wafi Mall till May 15. The workshops, at Raffles Hotel, Wafi City, will be in Arabic but with English translations.
Attendees will learn about a range of topics — from the secrets of pen shaving, to Nasta’aliq typography and the basic rules in Kufic Fatimid calligraphy. There will also be a special workshop on writing the Holy Quran, and one on the preparation of golf leaf.
Dr Salah Al Qassim, Advisor to the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, said: “Arabic calligraphy is one of the leading expressions of creativity of the written word and its stylish and aesthetic expression has its origins in Islamic heritage”.
They will cover diverse topics including workshops on how to draw paintings using Arabic letters and words, Thulth Jali, illumination, in-line workshop, gold leaf preparation and its application on patterns, materialising Arabic script, principles of gilding art, and specialised workshops Kufic, Roqa’a and Diwani typography.
Other highlights of the workshops: the Typographic landscape in the Arab world today by Tarek Atrissi and Arabic matchmaking of Latin logotypes by Wisam Shawkat.

Source: en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com