Calligraphy is derived from the Greek words “Kallos” meaning “beauty” and “Graphein” meaning “to write”. Thousands of years ago, there were no fancy pens or pencils in ancient civilisations like Egypt ...

Ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, five folding fans ...

Hans Ulrich Obrist, the director of international projects at the Serpentine Gallery, contributes a characteristically thought-provoking foreword to this careful analysis of modern Middle Eastern art, ...

Ink and colour on paper, ink on paper, ink and colour on gold-flecked paper ...

On the fourth day of the ongoing ‘Online Learning – Children’s Summer Festival’ by Jawahar Kala Kendra, viewers learnt about hand drawn ‘Calligraphy in Roman and Devanagari scripts. The session was ...

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 ...

For Muslims, the Qur’an is revered as God’s own art. Islam is essentially an aural religion; God’s word came to the Prophet Muhammad as a voice, instructing him to iqra’, “Recite!” In fact, iqra’ is ...