10th Calligraphy Biennial: A Closer Look at Some Artworks
Within the two coming months, the artists will present over 718 works including arrangements, crafts, murals, and paintings featuring the authentic Arabic calligraphy, Islamic decoration, and modern and contemporary calligraphies. Artists and professors specialized in calligraphy, will participate in 156 workshops.
What follows is a brief review of some the artworks according to Khaleej Times.
This art installation by Tunisian artist Karim Jabbari is titled 'Reflections of the Soul'. The structure has a seating inside that creates shadows, shade and poetry. Jabbari is one of the most respected light calligraphy artists in the world, who began his artistic journey at the age of 12.
This award-winning copy of the 30th Juz (part) of the Quran is bound in leather and measures a huge 210 x 52 cm. It is by Iranian calligrapher Seyed Vahid Jazayeri, who is renowned for his interest in the Kufic script of calligraphy.
This installation was made by Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi, who was inspired by the beauty and balance of Arabic calligraphy. It allows the viewer to experience the movement between the lines to help them immerse themselves in the Arabic language. Al Qubaisi was the first artist to hold an exhibition at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) in 2005.
This rare Arabic manuscript from the Ottoman period is written on paper in fine naskh script, with illuminated panels and is preserved in its original old binding. It is one of the 27 data-x-items from the private collection of Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, the Cabinet Member and Minister of Health and Prevention, who has acquired these manuscripts since the eighties of the last century.
This stainless-steel sculpture by Emirati artist Mahmood Alabad is titled Tolerance. It advocates speaking to people with good words. Alabad is a calligraphy artist with over 16 years of experience whose work has been featured in numerous art exhibitions throughout the region.
This brilliant mix media artwork on metal was the winner of the modern and contemporary calligraphy arts award. Painted by Syrian artist Ibrahim Alhassoun, it is titled 'Praise be to Allah'.
Source: Agencies
