The beautiful and eye catching 600-year-old Islamic calligraphy art pieces are being put up on display at Hamari Apni Virasat art gallery at Kamlapati Park.
A young calligraphy artist from Bhopal Roohi Khan has painted the Persian and Arabic Scripts over the canvas beautifully.
As many as 15 Islamic calligraphy art pieces in Persian scripts including Koofi, Sulus, Naskh, Nastaleeq, Deewani, Shakistah are on display with its types and meanings. The presentation style of all art pieces are appreciative and attracting the art lovers in hoards.
A second oldest script called Sulus, painted in figurative style by using acrylic colour on texture sheet. This figural art is generally used for conveying the messages. It is in Zoomorphic type. An art
specimen, painted in Deewani script by using acrylic colour and glitter on Ivory sheet is on display.
Generally this script was used for documents and channelling purposes in
earlier era. And the specialty of this script is that it is written in small letters.
Roohi Khan said, “My attraction towards calligraphy is since childhood and I want to write kuran-e-pak as calligrapher. My inspiration is my grandfather and mother who are veteran calligraphers. I got inspiration from my mother and she is my first guru. I have done one year diploma in Arabic calligraphy from Aligarh Muslim University and two years diploma in calligraphy and Graphic Desiging from Nation Council for Presentation of Urdu language, Bhopal. I also got national awards in All India Calligraphy Competition in January, 2014 by former minister Kapil Sibbal.”
“I think, it is first exhibition in Bhopal where Islamic calligraphies have been painted on canvas. And my object is to keep alive this dying art and represent it on national and international Diaspora”, he added.
Further, the exhibition was part of a 10-day workshop-cum-exhibition entitled ‘Qalam and Dawaat: The Art of Arabic Calligraphy’ which began on August 27. It is being organised by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bhopal Circle. The exhibition will be on view for art lovers till September 10 from 10 to 6 pm.