Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Calligraphy and meaning

One example of the Modern Calligraphy
The work above is an example of Expressive Calligraphy

The work above is the form of Contemporary Calligraphy

Calligraphy above is also the sort of Contemporary

Calligraphy is one of the works of art that emphasizes the beauty found in the forms of letters that have been modified or digayakan that have aesthetic value. The beauty of this form have a common understanding, that is shaped not only apply to certain letters or origin of a particular typeface. One example, such as calligraphy not only apply to the type Arabic letters (Hijaiyyah) alone, but can also apply to the types of other letters. So that the word applies to the general calligraphy, the beauty of the letters are general, universal and global. Calligraphy is not only to visually express clause or the letters in Al Quran and Al-Hadith, but also to express sentences in the form of literary Latin letters, letters of China, Japanese characters, letters India, Sanskrit letters and letters of Java . Public understanding is of the view and the lack of proper understanding, which means that the beauty of calligraphy is a modification of the forms of Arabic letters only. Although it can not be denied also because the booming in our region (Indonesia) is the number of calligraphy creations of beauty there is a form of Arabic script. This is indeed very closely related to the majority of existing calligraphy artists in Indonesia mostly developed Arabic calligraphy. It can not be denied the artist's work is also tied to the recipient in the region. Indonesia calligraphy lovers because most of the Muslims, senimanpun menciptakanya adjusted to the situation. If we want to look more broadly, in fact many are also found in the natural beauty of this letter in the form of letters other than Arabic letters. The beauty of Java letters, before the year 70's are still often found in areas of Java. In the countryside there are many young children and adults to work to modify / Java menggayakan letter so beautifully in the era before the year's 70. Examples writer ever saw was in the area of Kendal Langenharjo Kunden in the past, which is now beginning rarely found anymore, or maybe even no longer exists because the current generation does not know much Java letter. But, Alhamdulillah government is now beginning to realize the importance of local languages, to include local language lessons in the curriculum in elementary, junior high or high school. It's just one example of that calligraphy is not just for Arabic letters. In the development of calligraphy can be divided into several types of calligraphy. Calligraphy is among other things, Calligraphy, Traditional, Classical Calligraphy, Modern Calligraphy, Calligraphy and Calligraphy Contemporary Expressive. All types of calligraphy has its own unique advantages and depending on the species. The same particularities in the art of calligraphy is a creative artist in visualizing the form of copyright works. There is a tendency to kretifitas main object alone, there are still manual, but the letters combined his background as modified in such a way that creativity is more preferred in backgroundnya, there are unisex which means they combined both the letter and digayakan background is such that creative forms of calligraphy really maximized. It all depends on the creator's work, more focused and more enjoy a more suitable where or which. Or maybe it depends on the desires of the market value (depending on the value function). Function calligraphy as fine arts (fine art) or applied arts (applied art).

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