|* calligraphy. Mohamed Zakariya.
Once I saw a movie by a British director Peter Greenaway called "The Pillow Book". Since then calligraphy and the art of writing facinates me. When doing the daily search for interesting things about the art of Middle East, I found the website of Mohamed Zakariya, who is an Islamic calligrapher, artist, as well as a master woodworker, engraver, and machinist. Zakariya also gives lectures lectures on Islamic calligraphy and has presented numerous workshops. His calligraphic works have been exhibited widely all over the world. Mohamed is the author of numerous articles and monographs. Apart from all that Zakariya also designs and constructs functioning examples of antique-style scientific instruments. Examples of these instruments can be found in the collections of the Aramco Science Museum in Saudi Arabia, the National Museum of Qatar, the Time Museum in Rockford, Ill., and the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
In the picture above you can see the phrase "Muhammad, Peace and Blessings Upon Him (in Arabic)" That is the name of the Prophet and his prayer of blessing.
Isn't it amazing? Words blur into a pattern inviting a viewer for a tour into the world of harmony and beauty of the lines. Writing became a visual art form. The purpose is not only transferring the words as they are, but creating subtext, hidden meaning, emotions. The calligrapher can create things out of words, as they become objects, even more, they become living things. The act of writing then is a long creation process, meditation on life, Art with the capital "A".
posted by Aleksandra Birjukova @ 6.12.05
3 Comments:
I hop that every body in this world understand as you, that the art it is not just painting n the wall and paper. But it could be in the letters a spicily Arabic letters. I am proud of your article and thank god that is still somebody think like you.
Calligraphy is an amazing kind of art. It is so graceful, elegant, so sophisticated and has its roots going deep back in history. These pices of arts always associate with something ancient, it's not something urban or strict but warm and mysterious just like the countries this art is from.
Anna
hi
i am reseaching Islamic art for the purpose of teaching Relgious education in primary school. YOur descriptions of Islamic calligraphy and how writing then becomes an art form is a wonderful descrption and one that I will be sharing with my class children. Thankyou
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