By Pari Syal
Photography: Courtesy Jyoti Naoki Eri
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| Calligraphy by Irshad Farooqi, Delhi, India |
Based on the principle that the art of
handwriting or Calligraphy is akin to spiritual practice in daily life, the
exhibition Ek Sutra celebrates the
coming together of calligraphic art forms from different cultural backgrounds, showcasing
both, traditional and contemporary works.
“We are not categorized in existing
frames, all the artists are simply inspired by the spirit of ‘One Asia’ project,” informs Jyoti Naoki
Eri, veteran calligrapher and Founder-Director of the One Asia Project.
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| Calligraphy by Qamar Dagar, Delhi, India |
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| Calligraphy by Michele Archambault, New York/Paris |
Initiated spontaneously in 2010 as a
small celebration of the ‘spirit of oneness’, the One Asia Project is today a
growing platform that nurtures diverse cultural sets, basking in the glow of a
common aesthetic appreciation and realizing the higher echelons of spiritual
strength. In its third edition being hosted from 15th to 20th
Dec.’12 at India International Centre, Delhi, it showcases Ek Sutra - an exhibition by 18 calligraphers from around the world.
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The exhibition depicts the art in various
languages - Urdu, Hindi, Devanagari script, Chinese, Korean, Sanskrit, Japanese
and abstract forms. With ceramic artists, painters, photographers and
multimedia artists as participants, different cultural sensibilities - Indian,
Iranian, Japanese, French, Taiwanese, Korean, Mongolian and German etc., evolve
to form a strong spiritual base.
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| Calligraphy by Dharmesh jadeja, Auroville, India |
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| Calligraphy by Chow Yu, Taipei, Taiwan |
Jyoti tells us that the art form, which
is revered in Japan, can teach one important lessons of life. “Hand written
messages convey a lot beyond mere transmission of ideas. In this perspective,
calligraphy can be a very interesting instrument of self expression in our
highly computerized and commercialized age,” he enthuses.
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| Calligraphy by Tanjung, South Korea |
Attempting to discover the importance of “How
to manifest the ONE in many forms", the
exhibition will send out a powerful message that proposes to strongly impact
the stereotype image of calligraphy.
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| Calligraphy by Anis Siddiqui, Delhi, India |
Wow! very good
ReplyDeleteI am not sure about the spiritual aspects of Calligraphy however, when it comes to hand writing, it is a window to a persons charistics. If fact I put aside Mount Blanc pens for all of my siblings...It insures that I will always be in their hands, after I leave...Wink ~!
ReplyDeleteits a great show. everyone must make the effort to go see!;-)
ReplyDeleteAmazing Islamic art work....
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