Calligraphy is no lost art. Handwriting may not have the emphasis that it once did. Letters and cards have mostly been replaced by emails and text. Reports and documents are all created on a computer.

The practice of calligraphy dates back over 3,000 years. However, the English term was actually coined around the mid-15th century with the invention of the printing press in Europe. Since that time, ...

"I think if I were born to do something, if I had a mission, it was to teach people to appreciate the art of calligraphy," says Monica Marquez, the founder of Artigiani, Inc. Passion and dedication ...

When Canadian media artist Nicholas Hanna first moved to the Chinese city of Beijing, he was quite taken with the water calligraphy that he saw people creating in the parks. The art form consists of ...

Chinese artist Lu Junzhou (b. 1974) has an artistic practice rooted in the traditions of calligraphy and ink painting. Over the course of his career, Lu has developed his own artistic vernacular, ...

In contemporary Iranian art, Korosh Ghazimorad, 55, is a leading artist known for his unique approach to blending traditional calligraphy with modern artistic expressions. With a degree in wood ...

Hong Kong-based ink artist Fung Ming Chip is humble when talking about his accomplished career spanning over 30 years. "So many good things have happened to me, I don't think I deserve it. I'm just ...

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 13 (ANI): A self-taught calligraphy artist, Malik Mukhtar, is working hard to promote the old-age and rich writing style in Kashmir. Born in Mamoosa village ...

Micro-calligraphy, or weishu, is an age-old Chinese art that wields the traditional Chinese writing brush to produce Chinese ...