BEIJING - Today's Chinese artists have the opportunity to preserve their works much longer than the masters who painted hundreds of years ago. Chinese researchers have developed a non-flammable ...

African calligraphy is making waves in the world of event invitations, thanks to its distinct aesthetic and cultural depth ...

Amid the stress of juggling school, extracurriculars and relationships, a perhaps surprising — but scientifically endorsed — outlet is calligraphy, an art that can stimulate the brain and improve ...

Using quick and intricate swishes of ink on paper to create one-of-a-kind lettering, Cheryl Jacobsen has captivated Iowa City with the art of freelance calligraphy. She is a freelance artist and a ...

Over the past decade, 71-year-old Koay Choon Aun has perfected the art of paper cutting and calligraphy – art forms that are essential decorative elements during the Chinese New Year. What began as a ...

In celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Dastkari Haat Samiti have collaborated to present a unique exhibition combining hand-made ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The art of calligraphy is not exclusive to China and Japan. Korea also has similar tradition, using Hangul or Korean letters and Hanzi or Chinese script. "That's why it is no ...

Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On the ...

Calligraphy art or in Arabic "art of Hat" is one of Morocco's richest cultural artefacts. Over time, keen calligraphers have worked tirelessly to save the tradition from extinction, and that effort ...

In one of the dazzling rooms of the French Foreign Office, a score of distinguished statesmen sat around a highly polished table. In the background were the underlings, porfolios under arms, pince-nez ...