Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script

Overview

“While I prefer the visual language and the materials I use are influenced by early Islamic art, my sources of inspiration are not so visible. There is the eternal vastness of the Cosmos and the exuberant liveliness of Nature, but it is the experience of them that is conveyed in my work rather than their form. It’s always about the reality behind things, rather than the things themselves. Similarly I can only speak of being influenced by other artists in terms of work ethos rather than style or technique: those that impacted me draw their work from deep within, untouched by outer events.”

In this video lesson Joumana Medlej addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script. Explore the ancient Arabic script style of Kufic by learning to write a short text using traditional artistic practices.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences What is it that inspires me? The first thing that comes to mind with this question is the cosmos. The majesty and simplicity and emptiness of outer space comes a lot into my work. I don't use space imagery, but I work with geometry, which is the matrix of the universe. And similarly nature is a great inspiration, the materiality of it, the alchemy of it, and it comes into my work in the form of the natural materials which I collect and prepare myself. Generally speaking, since my work is a search for the reality behind things, my influences are not visual. They're about ways of t...”

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Course summary for: Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script

• Level: Beginner
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  Calligraphy & Typography

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