May 21, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Calligraphy

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Slowing Down to Wake Up

Mitch Ditkoff | Posted 04.03.2013 | Books

Read More: Illustration, Art, Solitude, Writing, Books, Retreats, Calligraphy, Buddhism, Journaling, Spirituality, Barbara Bash, Books News

In today's hyper-caffeinated, attention deficit-disordered world, most of us long for a pause button powerful enough to stop more than just our electronic devices. Like our endlessly spinning hard disk of a brain, for example. Or the downward spiral of the economy.

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Living Out The Sacred Word

Homayra Ziad | Posted 06.13.2012 | Religion

Read More: Jummah, Revelation, Prophet Muhammad, Calligraphy, Arabic, Islam, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Quran, Huffjummah, Religion News

I may pull the Quran down from the topmost shelf, and sit in silent recitation, but if the Quran cannot be read in the movement of my limbs, the angle of my chin, the way I walk, sit and hold someone's hand, it is as if it had never been written at all.

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Cy Twombly's Luscious Photography

Posted 02.02.2012 | Arts

Read More: Photography, Photos, Cy Twombly, Twombly, Video, Polaroid, Mythology, Graffiti, Tacita Dean, Calligraphy, UK Arts, Arts News

Cy Twombly was one of the greatest artists of our generation. His paintings, cryptic fields of "calligraffiti," derailed the course of art history...

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A Beautiful Sign

Deborah C Dooley | Posted 02.29.2012 | Home

Read More: Signwriting, Signs, Art, Crafts, Shopping, Bristol, Craft, Calligraphy, Shops, UK Culture, UK Lifestyle, Home News

We need signs. They are all around us. But signwriting is a dying trade. There are only a few traditional signwriters left in the UK and few seem keen to take their place. The idea, held by some, that this is a skill which should be reserved for barges and funfairs is ridiculous, and ignores the fact that beautifully crafted signs can only be a positive thing for any business.

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PHOTOS: One Of America's Greatest Calligraphers Has Died

Posted 01.03.2012 | Books

Read More: Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Calligrapher, Sam Fink Dies, Sam Fink, Calligraphy, Illustrator, Book of Exodus, Video, Books News

A former art director at top advertising agency Young & Rubicam, Sam Fink was one of America's great calligraphers and illustrators. Born on May 2...

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New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art Opens Its Doors For Long-Awaited Islamic Art Exhibit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 01.02.2012 | Religion

Read More: Islamic Wing, Central Asia and Later South Asia, The Met, Islam, Video, Art, Turkey, Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art, Muslims, Iran, Calligraphy, Navina Haidar, Religion News

NEW YORK -- Standing in the grand entrance hall of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday, Navina Haidar shuffled between nervousness and glee ...

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Sexual Secrets of Steve Jobs: The Digital Caress of Apple Products

Richard B. Woodward | Posted 12.13.2011 | Home

Read More: Apple Ipad, Steve Jobs, E.T., Apple, Mac Computers, Sex, Apple Airbook, Calligraphy, Apple Ipod, Technology, Apple Iphone, Home News

Ever since the death of Steve Jobs I've been thinking of the Woody Allen line about reincarnation, how if there's an afterlife he wants "to come ...

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The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin

Carolyn Vega | Posted 12.05.2011 | New York

Read More: Calligraphy, Manuscript, Alphabet, 18th Century Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscripts, 18th Century, Duchemin, Batarde Script, New York News

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Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki to Discuss How to Restore Health to the Planet

James Hoggan | Posted 10.04.2011 | Green

Read More: Environment, Calligraphy, David Suzuki, Thich Nhat Hanh, Green News

What gives you hope that we can bring about the collective awakening needed to restore health to the planet?

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Kinda Hibrawi and Her Modern Abstract Arabic Art

Nour Akkad | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: Arab Art, Saudi Arabia, Kinda Hibrawi, Arab Culture, Arab-Americans, Islamic Culture, Arabic, Calligraphy, Arabic Calligraphy, Syria, Arab Americans, Painters, Fine Art, Artists, Painting, Arts News

Hibrawi's ability to translate the rich meanings of Arabic script though her contemporary calligraphy surrounded by bright and vivid paint is exquisite.

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BLOG WATCH> The New Art Of Calligraffiti On My Modern Met

My Modern Metropolis | Posted by Alice on November 4, 2010 at 2:30pm | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: Photos, Meulman Artist, Graffiti Art, Graffiti, Contemporary Art, Slideshow, My Modern Met, New Art Forms, Calligraphy, Calligraffiti, Shoe Artist, Blog Watch, Arts News

By mixing beautiful and traditional calligraphy with the rawness and grittiness of graffiti, Niels Meulman gives a whole new way of appreciating both ...

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Languages of God: The Word as Decoration

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Islam, Religion, New York Public Library, Language, Judaism, Three Faiths, Nypl, Abrahamic-Religion, Calligraphy, New York News

The veneration of text and language went hand in hand in Islam, and the emphasis on both was strengthened by an even earlier aversion to figurative art.