Video: II International Exhibition of Calligraphy
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
In 2009 Moscow becomes the calligraphic capital of the world.
The calligraphy exhibition in Moscow will bring together East and West, professional artists and amateurs, classical calligraphy and ultra-modern works. The exposition of the exhibition will feature works created by recognized masters of calligraphy from 33 countries: exquisite samples of Slavic and European writing, strict forms of classical Japanese and traditional Chinese writing, refined letters of the Jewish and Arabic schools of calligraphy.
The metropolitan audience will have a unique chance to see rare handwritten books, calligraphic masterpieces that have set Guinness records, as well as take part in mini-festivals of Japanese, Tibetan, Slavic cultures and attend calligraphic master classes. The exhibition is held under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, received the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and was greeted with approval by the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Russian rabbi, the Council of Muftis of Russia and representatives of Buddhist organizations. All this underlines the special significance of the upcoming event in the preservation of the world cultural and historical heritage.
Exhibition website:www.calligraphy.mvk.ru
Time: October 14: from 14:00 (by invitation) October 15 - November 14: from 10:00 to 20:00 (tickets) Ticket sales will be carried out until 19:30
Entrance fee:
adults - 300 rubles; students (upon presentation of a document) - 150 rubles; children under 14 years old, pensioners and disabled people - free of charge.
The cost of the art album with the works of the participants of the exhibition "Secrets of the World Calligraphy" is 700 rubles.
Visitors to the exhibition who have bought the album "Secrets of the World Calligraphy" will receive a gift and a badge to visit the exposition free of charge at any time (can be handed over to relatives or friends).
Address: Moscow, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center, Pavilion 7a
8 800 100-777-0, +7 (495) 995-05-95
Recommended:
Photos of Imperial Russia from the archive of Turkey are presented at an exhibition in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, on April 3, an exhibition was opened at the Russian State Historical Archive, which presents photographs, or rather old photographs of Russian cities. These are photographs that were taken in the 19th century by Turkish photographers
The Art of Calligraphy: What Lies Behind Beautiful Letters and Is It Worth Learning to Write Beautifully
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, while studying at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, devoted 18 hours a week to calligraphy. Among the most successful pedagogical projects in history, the Lyceum occupies one of the first places. Of course, this is not only the merit of the calligraphy lessons, but what is hidden behind the beautiful letters and what effect does calligraphy have on a person?
Body language: live calligraphy by Israeli artist Ronit Bigal
The work of the artist from Israel Ronit Bigal could be called bodypainting, but this oversimplifies the matter. The Old Testament texts in Hebrew, calligraphically displayed directly on human skin, look mysterious and bewitching, appealing to the sensual and spiritual at the same time
Curl Calligraphy: Installation by Wenda Gu
For two decades now, New York-based artist Wenda Gu has been working on an ambitious project called United Nations. The final stage was the creation of the installation "Bable of the Millennium", installed at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. It is a nearly 23-meter display with letters and symbols of various cultures
Beach Calligraphy by Andrew van der Merwe
Andrew van der Merwe loved to write and draw letters from early childhood, so it is not surprising that he became a professional calligrapher in his adult life. But no one could have thought that our hero would use his skills on the ocean shore, leaving mysterious messages on the wet sand