Mohamed Zakariya

A 21st century Master Calligrapher
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-941610-91-6
Verlag: Fons Vitae

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

The book is a study of the life and impact of Mohamed Zakariya, a contemporary American artist, who through his pursuit of a centuries old art form, Islamic calligraphy, has become known world-wide for his work. Along the way, he has had a major role in bringing this art form to the US and through his teaching, public appearances and work, creating a uniquely American version of the practice of Islamic calligraphy.

The account of Mohamed Zakariya’s life is told from a variety of perspectives, from his students, from colleagues and by scholars. This multivocal approach to the subject results in a nuanced, thoughtful presentation of a complex and brilliant artist. Essays by leading scholars in the fields of Islamic art, calligraphy and Islamic religious studies unpack the complexities of Islamic calligraphy through history, and place Zakariya and his work in a historical context stretching back over many centuries, but also explain why he is a maverick at the forefront of a global resurgence of traditional Islamic calligraphy.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Andere Graphische Kunstformen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Illustrated Glossary
- Mohamed Zakariya
- Hasan Celebi
- About Mohamed Zakariya
- M. Ugur Derman
- A Man with a Reed Pen
- Nabil F. Safwat
- Humane Letters
- Mohamed Zakariya
- Mohamed Zakariya, A Life in Pictures
- Nancy Micklewright
- The Last Hezarfen
- Mohamed Zakariya and the Legacy of the Ottoman Polymath Artist
- Josh Berer
- Mohamed Zakariya, the Avant La Lettre of Islamic Calligraphy in North America
- Nihad Dukhan
- The Inimitable Mohamed Zakariya
- Elinor Aishah Holland
- Mohamed Zakariya and Contemporary Islamic Art
- Emily Neumeier
- The Alif and the Ba
- The Spirit and the Letter of Islamic Calligraphy
- Omid Safi
- Auspicious Invocations
- The Power of the Master Calligrapher's Supplication in Ottoman Calligraphy
- Bilal Bidat
- Corporal Memory, Cognitive Memory, Written Source
- Some Dimensions of the Transmission of the Art of Calligraphy to the Present
- Irvin Cemil Schick
- Calligraphic Circuits
- Present-Day Practices of a Classical Art
- Nuria Garcia Masip