Calligrapher's Garden
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Calligrapher's Garden
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Hassan Massoudy's elegant calligraphy depicts the four seasons of the garden. From the icy palettes of winter and the fading hues of autumn to delicate spring growth and the dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer, he captures in calligraphy what countless poets have wrought with words.
Hassan Massoudy's elegant calligraphy depicts the four seasons of the garden. From the icy palettes of winter and the fading hues of autumn to delicate spring growth and the dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer, he captures in calligraphy what countless poets have wrought with words.
Massoudy draws his seasonal inspirations from writers and artists, including Kahlil Gibran, Henri Matisse, Lao Tzu, William Blake, and Victor Hugo, as well as from Hungarian, Spanish, Turkish, and Japanese proverbs.
Calligrapherβs Garden beautifully translates the essence of nature into timeless art, reflecting the universal language of beauty found in each season.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780863568565
Publisher: Saqi Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Saqi Books
Edition: 2nd ed.
Illustration: 56 colour and 14 b/w illustrations; 70 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 130
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About the Author
Hassan Massoudy was born in Najaf, Iraq. He moved to France in 1969, where he studied at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and is in the permanent collections of the British Museum and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, among others. Nineteen books of his calligraphy have been published in France, along with his autobiography, 'Si Loin de l'Euphrate: Une jeunesse d'artiste en Irak'.
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