Islamabad: The display of traditional calligraphy
at the Lok Mela on Wednesday turned out to be the showstopper of the event, say media reports. Apart from other attractions at the festival, the
display depicting traditional calligraphy greatly
fascinated the visitors and has become one of the
major features of the 10-day event. Calligraphy stalls present the works of an
established calligraphist Muhammad Azeem
Iqbal, who has been into the Islamic art and
calligraphy for the last 25 years. He has introduced a unique identity in his art.
Instead of traditional calligraphy, he has
replicated the classical styles of calligraphy from
the early days of islam par using similar materials
and resources of that era. Iqbal has added a new dimension which may be
called the portrayal of Islamic history and
evolution of Quranic calligraphy. Most of his work centres on the chronological
evolution of calligraphy in Islamic art. His work
symbolises the cultural identity of the entire
Islamic world. Iqbal has made a collage of bones, wood,
leather, deerskin, or and silver leaves in his art. He also pioneered the tradition of using “Aab-e-
zam zam” to dilute the colours that are used to
write the holy verses of the Quran. Recently, he
has created a series of Quranic calligraphy to
promote the message of peace and humanity
through art. Lok Virsa’s Executive Director, Khalid Javaid said,
“Pakistan has a rich history of beautiful
calligraphic traditions, which needs to be
projected.” He a dit that calligraphy – the art which combines
visual imagery and the written word – is perhaps
at its most brilliant in Islamic art. (Express
Tribune)
at the Lok Mela on Wednesday turned out to be the showstopper of the event, say media reports. Apart from other attractions at the festival, the
display depicting traditional calligraphy greatly
fascinated the visitors and has become one of the
major features of the 10-day event. Calligraphy stalls present the works of an
established calligraphist Muhammad Azeem
Iqbal, who has been into the Islamic art and
calligraphy for the last 25 years. He has introduced a unique identity in his art.
Instead of traditional calligraphy, he has
replicated the classical styles of calligraphy from
the early days of islam par using similar materials
and resources of that era. Iqbal has added a new dimension which may be
called the portrayal of Islamic history and
evolution of Quranic calligraphy. Most of his work centres on the chronological
evolution of calligraphy in Islamic art. His work
symbolises the cultural identity of the entire
Islamic world. Iqbal has made a collage of bones, wood,
leather, deerskin, or and silver leaves in his art. He also pioneered the tradition of using “Aab-e-
zam zam” to dilute the colours that are used to
write the holy verses of the Quran. Recently, he
has created a series of Quranic calligraphy to
promote the message of peace and humanity
through art. Lok Virsa’s Executive Director, Khalid Javaid said,
“Pakistan has a rich history of beautiful
calligraphic traditions, which needs to be
projected.” He a dit that calligraphy – the art which combines
visual imagery and the written word – is perhaps
at its most brilliant in Islamic art. (Express
Tribune)
Islamabad: The display of traditional calligraphy
at the Lok Mela on Wednesday turned out to be the showstopper of the event, say media reports. Apart from other attractions at the festival, the
display depicting traditional calligraphy greatly
fascinated the visitors and has become one of the
major features of the 10-day event. Calligraphy stalls present the works of an
established calligraphist Muhammad Azeem
Iqbal, who has been into the Islamic art and
calligraphy for the last 25 years. He has introduced a unique identity in his art.
Instead of traditional calligraphy, he has
replicated the classical styles of calligraphy from
the early days of islam par using similar materials
and resources of that era. Iqbal has added a new dimension which may be
called the portrayal of Islamic history and
evolution of Quranic calligraphy. Most of his work centres on the chronological
evolution of calligraphy in Islamic art. His work
symbolises the cultural identity of the entire
Islamic world. Iqbal has made a collage of bones, wood,
leather, deerskin, or and silver leaves in his art. He also pioneered the tradition of using “Aab-e-
zam zam” to dilute the colours that are used to
write the holy verses of the Quran. Recently, he
has created a series of Quranic calligraphy to
promote the message of peace and humanity
through art. Lok Virsa’s Executive Director, Khalid Javaid said,
“Pakistan has a rich history of beautiful
calligraphic traditions, which needs to be
projected.” He a dit that calligraphy – the art which combines
visual imagery and the written word – is perhaps
at its most brilliant in Islamic art. (Express
Tribune)
at the Lok Mela on Wednesday turned out to be the showstopper of the event, say media reports. Apart from other attractions at the festival, the
display depicting traditional calligraphy greatly
fascinated the visitors and has become one of the
major features of the 10-day event. Calligraphy stalls present the works of an
established calligraphist Muhammad Azeem
Iqbal, who has been into the Islamic art and
calligraphy for the last 25 years. He has introduced a unique identity in his art.
Instead of traditional calligraphy, he has
replicated the classical styles of calligraphy from
the early days of islam par using similar materials
and resources of that era. Iqbal has added a new dimension which may be
called the portrayal of Islamic history and
evolution of Quranic calligraphy. Most of his work centres on the chronological
evolution of calligraphy in Islamic art. His work
symbolises the cultural identity of the entire
Islamic world. Iqbal has made a collage of bones, wood,
leather, deerskin, or and silver leaves in his art. He also pioneered the tradition of using “Aab-e-
zam zam” to dilute the colours that are used to
write the holy verses of the Quran. Recently, he
has created a series of Quranic calligraphy to
promote the message of peace and humanity
through art. Lok Virsa’s Executive Director, Khalid Javaid said,
“Pakistan has a rich history of beautiful
calligraphic traditions, which needs to be
projected.” He a dit that calligraphy – the art which combines
visual imagery and the written word – is perhaps
at its most brilliant in Islamic art. (Express
Tribune)