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Ali Shirazi and Iranian Nastaliq with Arabic Calligraphy
Ali Shirazi and Blue Meadow Strokes Calligraphy.
The famous Middle Eastern calligrapher and painter Ali Shirazi has a very peculiar green piece of art that is reminiscent of a poem by the illustrious Iranian physician and philosopher Avicenna. The backstory of his work is fascinating.
Three elements are usually present in Ali Shirazi's calligraphies: elegant huge dimensions, creative composition, and proper letter writing.
Ali Shirazi has his own unique style in traditional calligraphy. In April 2012, one of his calligraphy artworks broke the record at the 12th Middle East Christie's auction, selling for 60,000 dollars. He also has had several notable sales at the Christie's and Bonhams auctions in London.
Ali Shirazi, a renowned calligrapher in the Middle East, created the calligraphic piece "بسم اللّٰه الرحمن الرحيم" or "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" (In English: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful"). The exceptional calligraphy and the artist's remarkable ability to write continuously are what set this particular work of art apart.
TEHRAN.(Iranart) –Ali Ghertasi the well-known of calligraphy and director of a campaign to expose fake artwork released documents that show how Afshin Parvaresh extorted money from artists in 15 minutes video.
TEHRAN.(Iranart) –Ali Shirazi, Hamidreza Glichkhani and Javad Bakhtiari, Iranian calligraphy masters, called Turkey's action in registering Islamic calligraphy in their own name in Intagible herritage of UNESCO as a forgery of history
A new calligraphy exhibition dubbed Handwriting is underway at the Niavaran Cultural Complex. The works on display are those of calligraphers Gholam Hossein Amirkhani, Ali Shirazi and Mojtaba Malekzadeh.
TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The celebrated Iranian calligrapher Ali Shirazi will put a collection of his works on Ashura on display in an exhibition at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran.