Paul Theroux

I can't predict how reading habits will change. But I will say that the greatest loss is the paper archive - no more a great stack of manuscripts, letters, and notebooks from a writer's life, but only a tiny pile of disks, little plastic cookies where once were calligraphic marvels.

American Novelist

Fumio Sasaki

Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture.

Author

Chris Riddell

I'm not a painter by any stretch of the imagination; I'm a dyed-in-the-wool traditional illustrator, and I begin with black and white. If I need colour, I add it over the top. There's a calligraphic element to it... it's about the texture of lines on the page.

British Artist

Jeff Ross

When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.

American Comedian

Bruno Maag

Each script has its own calligraphic and cultural history. It is more a question of matching different calligraphic styles to one another, without the features of one script dominating another.

Swiss Designer

Brit Morin

Women today are wanting to work in the workforce but also come home and learn to bake cupcakes, to do calligraphy, to knit a blanket for their baby, to 3-D print something.

American Businesswoman

Donnie Yen

A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.

Chinese Actor

Cai Guo-Qiang

When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.

Chinese Artist

Alice Waters

I used to do calligraphy, and I'm afraid that has lapsed, but I've always been interested in book printing.

American Chef

Meghan Markle

I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding.

American Actress

Calligraphy is revered in many cultures for its aesthetic and historical value, often linked to tradition.

Cultural Significance

Calligraphy is a form of art, so personal style and expression are celebrated.

Artistic Expression

Unlike regular handwriting, calligraphy often involves special tools like nib pens or brushes.

Not Just Writing

Each type of calligraphy has distinctive characteristics and is identifiable, such as Gothic or Italic script.

Distinct Styles

Calligraphy can elevate the visual appeal of texts, making them look more attractive.

Aesthetic Appeal

Calligraphy adds a human touch to items, often making them feel more personal and exclusive.

Personal Touch

Calligraphy can be executed on various mediums, not just paper, like walls, fabric, or ceramics.

Medium Variations

Calligraphy exists worldwide, but each culture's style can differ dramatically, like Arabic versus Western.

Global Traditions

Ancient manuscripts often contain calligraphy, making it important for understanding historical texts.

Historical Manuscripts

 the cubist and surrealist movements to the world, and rose to the defense of many young artists in the face of what was often a xenophobic and narrow-minded public. As a poet, Apollinaire was passionate about all forms of art and a connoisseur of medieval literature, especially calligraphy and illuminated initials.

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 some filling up the space of the calligraphy that I trace with colors. Here some blue, there some yellow, there some orange. Some others carrying some sand bags and putting them on the top of the buildings to hold those manual lifts, and some others assembling and disassembling those same lifts

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 an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods

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 and vibrant ink from local plants and minerals, the scribes of Timbuktu produced texts in both Arabic and local languages. Written in calligraphy and decorated with intricate geometric designs, the books of Timbuktu were in demand among the wealthiest members of society.

The hidden treasures of...

 in Hagia Sophia's long history to be heard again after centuries of silence. But conflict remains. Hidden mosaics cry out from beneath Islamic calligraphy, valuable pieces of history that cannot be uncovered without destroying others.

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 there almost couldn't be something that harkens back to the past in japan as much as making and yet he's still trying to innovate and move the craft forward and create something new and then we met a young calligraphy

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 but here are some of the main ones. Yes, both use upward and downward strokes, but have completely different baselines. Arabic tends to be more calligraphic and connectivity is important to the Arabic language,

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 That we have quilts and clay and calligraphy and everywhere your eye turns, there's something beautiful looking back at you, that's deliberate. That's intentional. In my view, it is this kind of world

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