Etihad Modern Gallery
9-27 October
Following the success of last year’s exhibition, Etihad Modern Art Gallery is bringing together the best known contemporary calligraphy artists again.
The art of calligraphy has had a long history as an ancient art form throughout the world, taking centre stage in Middle Eastern visual arts. Modern calligraphy artists take pride in being the spiritual descendants of a long line of masters, who excelled in the visual representation of quotes and verses from the Quran.
Etihad Modern Art Gallery’s group show will offer a wide variety of styles, techniques and mediums from traditional pieces through modern works evoking avant-garde geometric abstraction to calligraphy based sculptures. However, calligraphy is not only about visual pleasure, the represented symbols always convey a deeper intellectual message.
Works on display will feature texts from poetry and literature, Western and Sufi philosophy, as well as excerpts from the Holy Book.
