August 08, 2014
A collection of contemporary Iranian and Arabic calligraphy is being exhibited in Los Angeles.
The works were put on display during an exhibition entitled Local/Not Local that is being mounted at the Inside/Outside Gallery of the Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The event will host the artworks by Ebrahim Poustinchi, Kourosh Beigpour, Shilla Shakouri, Sam Anvari, Milka Broukhim, Paymon Pojhan, Reem Hammad and Yusef Al-Ahmad.
The exhibit brings ancient calligraphy into the modern world and links Western and Eastern design practices, the organizers said.
The exhibition is being jointly curated by the US-based Iranian graphic designer Pouya Jahanshahi and the US-based Syrian graphic designer Maece Seirafi.
In the 11th Century CE, six calligraphic styles became popular across the world using the Arabic alphabet, which are known as Naskh, Thuluth, Muhaqqaq, Rihani, Tauqi and Riqa.
But Nastaliq and Cursive Nastaliq became considered the most attractive Persian calligraphic styles and remain in common use in Iran today.
The Local/Not Local exhibition will run to Aug. 29.