19+ Sadequain Calligraphy Paintings

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Sadequain calligraphy paintings. Khaleej times uae june 20 1980 renaissance of islamic calligraphy. Hurufiyah refers to the attempt by artists to combine traditional art forms notably calligraphy as a graphic element within a contemporary artwork. Sweeps of a calligraphic brush are echoed in the artist s flamboyant approach to painting figures but his forms and themes are mostly biographical. Le monde et la vie paris france april 1964 the multiplicity of sadequain s gifts is reminiscent of picasso calligraphy. In a pure poetic indo persian tradition sadequain employed powerful symbolism and metaphoric gestures in his paintings with abundance. Sadequain was part of a broader islamic art movement that emerged independently across north africa and parts of asia in the 1950s and known as the hurufiyya movement. Calligraphy panel at the metropolitan museum of art century sadequain pakistani the met s timeline of art history pairs essays and works of art with chronologies and tells the story of art and global culture through the collection.

He is considered as one of the finest painters and calligraphers pakistan. Wajdan art academy recommended for you 36 36. A tribute to great artist of world. Sadequain s unique visual vocabulary stemmed from the complex merging of eastern calligraphy and western figurative traditions in art alongside hindu and muslim ideology. But calligraphy remained an interest and he came to focus on this genre during the 1970s when many modern artists of the islamic world were returning to this traditional form of art. He painted various series of paintings each series rich with distinct creative idioms. Re defined the script of calligraphic art and was responsible for the renaissance of painterly calligraphy in pakistan.

See more ideas about art painting and calligraphy art. In this painting sadequain has arranged the inscription on a series of boats which in the qur an often symbolize safety and security. Paintings an exposure to sadequain s prodigious palette is a sight to behold.