I've always loved the perfect forms of the letters I saw in the Quran and Islamic art pieces, ever since I was a child, and I wanted to recreate these scripts with my own hand.
Guest Speaker Session : A Conversation with Calligrapher Gulnaz Mahboob (May 23, 2021)
The Soul of Traditional Arts: A Conversation with Master Calligrapher Bahman Panahi
My teachers have taught me that success in calligraphy is absolutely related and connected to their being, soul and character. So, it was a very important lesson for me to work on myself and then my art. Because the art in any domain, if it not the real reflection of the artist, cannot communicate and transfer to the audience’s souls or to other arts.
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Calligraphy is Inspiration: Profile of master calligrapher Ayman Hassan
Calligraphy is Persistence: Profile of Calligrapher Shahryanshah Sirajuddin
Benjamin Franklin once said, “energy and persistence conquers all things.” If there is a calligrapher that embodies those words, Shahryanshah Sirajuddin is one. We begin a new year of artist profiles with someone whose determination and love of calligraphy brought him to Turkey, all the way from Indonesia. His sincere journey to learn the art of calligraphy is an inspiration for us living in the west where classes and teachers are not so readily available. His story teaches us that with persistence and energy any creative skill, not matter how overwhelming, can be learned.