“Every curve and shape is a choice, not decoration,” Shaqa Bovand on the art of Arabic type design

English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved through lithography and scribal practices. The complexity and fluidity of Arabic ...
The Express Tribune

When calligraphy blends with modern design

LAHORE: Musarrat Arif displayed her calligraphic paintings in a six-day exhibition beginning from November 4 at the Collectors Art Gallery in Gaddafi Stadium. Arif has participated in several group ...
The Korea Herald

[Weekender] Hangeul calligraphy goes mainstream

There was a time when Chinese character calligraphers criticized Hangeul calligraphy for being “too unsophisticated.” Luckily, a few calligraphers ignored the comments and mastered their craft in ...
Artnet

Prominent Artist eL Seed Says the Tunisian Pavilion at Dubai’s Expo 2020 Used His Work Without Permission

The Dubai-based French-Tunisian street artist who goes by the name of eL Seed has accused the Tunisian pavilion at Dubai’s World Expo, which opened on October 1, of copyright infringement of an Arabic ...
Korea

Hangeul calligrapher calls her art 'essence of living life'

Kim So-yong is a Hangeul calligraphy artist who also heads the Gangwon-do Province branch of the Korea Calligraphy Design Center and the Seoul-based Geulssidang Studio. As a calligraphy performing ...
The Straits Times

Calligraphy in Korean alphabet goes mainstream

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - There was a time when Chinese character calligraphers criticised Hangeul calligraphy for being "too unsophisticated." Luckily, a few calligraphers ignored ...