Calligraphy by Synthesis

"...Read in the name of your Lord Who created. 

Created man from a clot of congealed blood.

Read, and your Lord is Most Generous. 

Who taught knowledge by the Pen,

taught man what he did not know..."

Al Alaq Sura of Quran

The art of calligraphy has a very old history starting from ancient... After discovering and learning writing, using Pen, human being has been under influence of writing in intellectual, spiritual affects... Writing, is like painting, has been used in artistic area, playing affection on esthetic side of people. Because of its consistency of meaning and visualizing together...

In eastern arts, especially in Japanese and Islamic cultures, Calligraphy has been played very important role in artistic area.

When making art, artist's been inspired of some forms of beauty in intellectual, sensual or spiritual way, he&she reveals this beauty by blending his&her technic, mind, spirit effects on feelings...

Calligraphy is very powerful right here. You can give your intellectual, spiritual feelings using letters in an esthectic way....

There are lots of different styles ant technics of Calligraphy depending on the alphabet and cultures.

I'll introduce you with Calligraphy by synthesis. It's a combination form of writing and painting. It is very powerful artistic language because one can draw objects and letters together. You can give your message as an artist with visual and intellectual way together.

For a while now, we are resident in Netherlands and in here the nature, the houses are very beautiful and they've generated really pretty compositions. So one can understand why lots of painter, artists are lived here and inspired...

Here are some photos of one of my work, Instagram is useful for sharing and following artists where you can improve yourself and getting feedback. My account name is TulipCallig, if you interested in, would be glad your following  :))

With Love,

Zehra