Arabic and Persian Calligraphy

Course Title: Arabic and Persian Calligraphy

Short Course on Arabic and Persian Calligraphy

By World Known Calligrapher

Master Mohssen Ebadi

Date: 21 MARCH 17h00 TO 19h00
Venue: RW James, Upper Campus, UCT

Because of limited seat available registration is essential. Register now to avoid disappointment.

Schools and Groups may book a class at their premises before 18 March

Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" . The story of writing is one of aesthetic evolution framed within the technical skills, transmission speed(s) and material limitations of a person, time and place. A style of writing is described as a script, hand or alphabet

Modern calligraphy ranges from functional hand-lettered inscriptions and designs to fine-art pieces where the abstract expression of the handwritten mark may or may not compromise the legibility of the letters. Classical calligraphy differs from typography and non-classical hand-lettering, though a calligrapher may create all of these; characters are historically disciplined yet fluid and spontaneous, improvised at the moment of writing.

Calligraphy continues to flourish in the forms of wedding and event invitations, font design/typography, original hand-lettered logo design, religious art, announcements/graphic design/commissioned calligraphic art, cut stone inscriptions and memorial documents. It is also used for props and moving images for film and television, testimonials, birth and death certificates, maps, and other works involving writing. Some of the finest works of modern calligraphy are charters and letters patent issued by monarchs and officers of state in various countries. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligraphy)