Calligraphy Essay

got influenced by different cultures different nations but not that much, during the changes that happen in Islamic world Islamic orientation is kept its uniqueness. And we can divide the Islamic decoration into four main aspects; and they are calligraphy, geometric patterns, vegetal patterns (arabesque),…

Nostalgia manifests itself in many ways; the art of calligraphy is essentially a nostalgic search of the lost totems. Chinese characters are not immutable. As a matter of fact, behind every Chinese character there is a history of evolution, from the ancient oracle bone scripts to modern simplified Chinese characters. In this way, every generation inherits the tradition of Chinese characters, and then overthrows the tradition. Before a nostalgic Chinese speaker can use the lost totems as…

Human Sacrifice, during the Shang Dynasty, affected the economy because it gave people jobs, but it also killed the members of the society. “When a king was buried, slaves, servants and animals, were led down the ramps into the pit.” The slaves and servants were sacrificed because the Shang believed that they would continue to serve their masters in the afterlife.“ When their masters died, the slaves were sometimes sacrificed…” When a master died, a new master would come to the estate, with his…

have the desire for love (106). As an example, when the mayors and aldermen mailed her a tax notice, they "received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowing calligraphy in faded ink" (99). The paper was "archaic", which means that it was old-fashioned and traditional. She wrote in "flowing calligraphy", a beautiful and archaic handwriting. The details showed that Miss Emily had received good education and good breeding. The handwriting…

although it may seem, in some people’s opinion, that cursive should not be taught, I believe it is important and should remain being taught in schools. First of all, I believe cursive is important because it is an art form. One art form of cursive is calligraphy, which is a very fancy yet appealing type of cursive. In fact, some…

Geometric pattern is associated with Islamic art due to its aniconic feature. Calligraphy, which is the use of artistic lettering, is considered one of the main decorative forms in Islamic art. Mostly it is used to write Qur’anic verses and describe the qualities of God and the prophet Mohamed. Another decorative form is the colorful…

It has been about 14 million years since mankind came into the world. In that long period of time, human beings have been continuously producing knowledge. The prompt said “The main reason knowledge is produced is to solve problems.”, and I mostly agree with it, but first I will discuss this statement from different perspectives using the examples from Natural Science and The Arts . In Natural Science, there are many inventions that were discovered to solve a problem. Many of today’s inventions…

A Mosque plays a very important role in a Muslim Society. A Mosque also known as a Masjid is a Holy place where all the Muslims gather to worship Allah Almighty. The word “Masjid” is an Arabic word which simply means “place of prostration”. The mosque also has a spiritual impact on all the Muslims, as they enter the mosque they get a feeling of relaxation, peace, sense of respect as they are stepping into the house of their creator. They act with Humility, dignity and humbleness as they pray.…

‘Drawing May Be The Key To Acing Your Next Quiz’ by Kim Bussing is about the new studies that has indicated that drawing pictures help with memorization. According to the experiment, the students who used drawing technique did a better job than the students who wrote the words multiple times. No matter how much they have tried their experiment, the result remained the same, students who drew excelled. Drawing was more helpful, because it took longer to create than writing the word multiple times…

entirety and with the handscroll it is best for telling a narrative story piece by piece. Photo from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya and the Gotoh Museum in Tokyo. A hanging scroll is one of the ways to display and exhibit Chinese painting and calligraphy. The viewer can enjoy the…