Contemporary Perspective of Islamic Calligraphy in Islamabad
THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PAKISTAN---An exhibition of contemporary calligraphy by two creative artists Shahzad Zar and Mian Athar opens at Nomad Art Gallery here today (Tuesday). The contribution of the Muslim world to a wide range of arts, sciences and academic disciplines is often overlooked or taken for granted. This exhibition, while drawing reference from the traditional art of calligraphy, is in the contemporary cultural context, with particular reference to recent efforts to ‘modernise Islamic calligraphy’ on the one hand and to ‘Islamise modern art’ or such constructs as calligraph-art, on the other. [link]
PAKISTAN---An exhibition of contemporary calligraphy by two creative artists Shahzad Zar and Mian Athar opens at Nomad Art Gallery here today (Tuesday). The contribution of the Muslim world to a wide range of arts, sciences and academic disciplines is often overlooked or taken for granted. This exhibition, while drawing reference from the traditional art of calligraphy, is in the contemporary cultural context, with particular reference to recent efforts to ‘modernise Islamic calligraphy’ on the one hand and to ‘Islamise modern art’ or such constructs as calligraph-art, on the other. [link]