Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting, characterized by carefully executed lettering or script. It involves the skilled and artistic manipulation of pen, brush, or other writing instruments ...

Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang philosophy. Over millennia, these traditions have shaped its aesthetics ...

Calligraphy is considered a particularly inclusive practice in Morocco, and in recent years, it has become increasingly popular among women. Calligraphy art or in Arabic "art of Hat" is one of Morocco ...

UAE-based Pakistani visual artist Sadia Fahad blends Arabic calligraphy and abstract expression. She has developed a personal style that weaves together sacred texts, emotion-evoking brushwork and ...

As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn’t read her Japanese grandmother’s letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting. Over a decade later, Kaoru realized her grandmother hadn’t been a poor ...

From bone shards to swipe keyboards, “Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy” is a brief but absorbing crash course on the origins and evolution of China's writing system that tackles a ...

What comes to mind when you hear the word calligraphy? Probably, the fluid artistic representation of the Arabic alphabets, the oriental delight that is the Chinese script, or English letters in ...

We have Helvetica. Persians have nasta’liq. The most popular form of Persian calligraphy has become almost synonymous with Persian culture itself. “When you see people protesting in Iran, their ...

You've heard of events that include painting while having drinks with friends, and now a Milwaukee woman offers a similar scenario with calligraphy. Many elementary schools no longer teach cursive ...