e-tegami was created in the 1970s by a Japanese calligraphy student who was looking for a less rigid art form to practice.

India has 22 official languages. But the real beauty isn’t just in hearing them spoken – it’s in seeing them rendered in script. The bustling streets of Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar were once lined with ...

In contemporary Iranian art, Korosh Ghazimorad, 55, is a leading artist known for his unique approach to blending traditional calligraphy with modern artistic expressions. With a degree in wood ...

Karim Jabbari still remembers how painful it was to walk down the street with his family as a child and see his neighbors turn away. “No one was willing to talk to us in public,” he says. Jabbari’s ...

As Arab American Heritage Month is celebrated, one Northern California artist is keeping the centuries-old tradition of Islamic calligraphy alive, one carefully measured stroke at a time. Sehar ...

Xu Bing, "Square Word Calligraphy - The Song of Wandering Aengus Poem by William Butler Yeats" (1999), ink on paper. Installation view of Summoning Memories: Art ...

African calligraphy artists are redefining modern art by blending traditional techniques with contemporary themes ...

Chinese ink landscape paintings have rarely been about depicting landscapes. Realistic depictions of craggy mountain ranges with jutted peaks or numinous landscapes shrouded with mist are always ...

Fifty-six works illustrate the intimate relationships between calligraphy, painting, and faith transmission within the Japanese Buddhist and Shinto tradition. Examples on view include a gilt bronze ...