.jpg)
TEHRAN – A new style of Persian calligraphy initiated by Iranian artist Kurosh Qazimorad was unveiled in an exhibition at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Friday.
Over 50 works created in this style called sarir are on display at the exhibit.
A large number of calligraphers and artists including Bahram Kalhornia, Jamshid Bayrami, Saed Meshki, Kurosh Shishehgaran and Parivash Ganji attended the opening ceremony, the Forum announced in a press release.
Speaking at the ceremony, Kalhornia said that Qazimorad spent seven years inventing the new calligraphy style.
“We must remember that we are living in a new age, where modern life is in a world of speed in which everything is in a hurry. I think such a style of calligraphy results from an inevitable inquiry into today’s lifestyle, and I do believe Qazimorad had Iranian motivations in inventing this calligraphy style,” he explained.
He added that Qazimorad spent seven years developing the calligraphy style and that he spent these years with wisdom to have been able to invent such a harmonious and contemporary phenomenon.
The calligrapher himself also briefed the audience on his motivations behind inventing the new calligraphy style.
“My handwriting and your handwriting are different. Our personalities differ and I must tell you that our character is hidden within the type of writing we have.
“This has been my major concern since I never liked to copy anything. I wanted to do something that belonged to me,Qazimorad, and had nothing to do with its being good or bad. I just wanted to make a form that whoever saw it anywhere would say, ‘This belongs to Qazimorad’,” he added.
“One of the good points of this calligraphy is that one can draw a line as thin as a strand of hair or as thick as one wishes,” the calligrapher explained.
Photographer Bairami also made a brief speech and said, “I always follow Qazimorad’s works and anytime I see them I feel good. I always say his works are like speech therapy. Actually calligraphy for Qazimorad is a plea and a form; a form, which is mingled with concept.”
The exhibit will be running until February 18 at the Forum located on Musavi St., off Taleqani Ave.
RM/YAW
END