In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...
This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...
The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...
We were seriously crushing when we saw Meghan Markle’s handwriting for the first time – the slants, the flicks, those curled letters. Honestly, it’s exquisite. And it’s no coincidence she’s skilled ...
Florence… birthplace of the Renaissance – the most glorious period of art in history – and home to the marble-encrusted Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral and the ...
Hidden in the bylanes of KR Market, a calligraphy museum is a world away from its chock-a-block surroundings. "The way children are taught to write cursive is why so many of us face the problem of ...