Artistic Signature's Aesthetic Consistency and Differentiation in Arabic Calligraphy
Abstract
Abstract Views: 0
The artistic signature of calligraphers has been regarded as a significant aspect of Arabic calligraphy since its inception. As the art form evolved and acquired an aesthetic dimension, the artistic signature became an integral part of this dimension. The calligrapher failed to include his name on the frames, a practice that has become customary among calligraphers nowadays. This tradition allowed to trace the evolution of Arabic calligraphy and identify certain gaps in the calligraphy composition. Additionally, the inclusion of calligrapher's name contributes to the achievement of visual balance within the calligraphy composition, signifying consistency or formal separation. The current study concentrated to investigate the aesthetics of artistic signature in Arabic calligraphy, comprising of four parts. These parts include the research problem, its significance, objectives, area, and the definition of key terminologies. The current study analyzed a total of 25 samples, out of which 5 were selected for further analysis. The researchers appointed a descriptive approach to examine the sample models thereafter, the implementation of artistic signatures varied across the models, with the utilization of calligraphy,(Al-Ijaza, Kufi, Ta'liq, Diwāni, and Raq’a). Alterations in the structure and measurement of certain signature letters facilitated the creation of shorthand, which reduced the spaces within the signature structure and achieved formal closure. Additionally, the placement of signatures was distributed among different locations.
Downloads
References
Abdullah, Iyad Hussein, The Art of Design (Philosophy, Theory, Application. Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah - United Arab Emirates, 2008.
Department of Culture and Information, 1st Edition, Sharjah (2008).
Alexy, Robert., and Aleksander Peczenik. "The Concept of Coherence and Its Significance for Discursive Rationality." Ratio Juris 3 (1990): 130-47.
Ali, Falah Hassan., and Furat Jamal Hassan. "Developing the Design Structure of Iraqi Children Magazine Covers." Basic Education College Magazine For Educational and Humanities Sciences, no. (2019): 597-610.
Attabi, Furat Jamal Hassan., Xiang Yang Bian, and Xiao Yu Xin. "Artistic Influences Analysis of Iraqi National Costumes." Advanced Materials Research 821 (2013): 735-45.
—. Furat Jamal., Amin Abdel-Zahra Yassin, and Aram Mohamed Hussein, "The Aesthetic and Artistic Values of Textiles in the Islamic Era." Journal of the College of Basic Education 28, no. 114 (2022): 78-92.
Ashari, Duaa Mohammed. "The Role of Arabic Calligraphy in Displaying the Aesthetics of Linear Configurations in the Kiswah of Kaaba." Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 12, no. 2 (2022): 242-54.
Bachour, Diana. "The Induction of Arabic Calligraphy and Arabesque in Contemporary Art." Masters Thesis. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2016.
Bedos-Rezak, Brigitte Miriam. "Medieval Identity: A Sign and a Concept." The American Historical Review 105, no. 5 (2000): 1489-533.
Daoud, Abdul Reda Bahia. "Building Rules for Content Semantics in Linear Configurations." Medical Dissertation. Department of Design, College of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad, 1997.
Delly, Khudair Abbas., and Uday Nazim Farman. "Aesthetic Theory of Arabic Calligraphy in the Islamic Art." Journal of Nabo, no. 11-12 (2015).
Ghadheb, Mohammed Radhee., Oday Abdulhameed Majeed, and Furat Jamal Hassan. "Undermining the Familiar and Embodiment Content in Arabic Calligraphy." Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 13, no. 1 (2023).
Gorelick, Leonard., and A John Gwinnett. "The Origin and Development of the Ancient near Eastern Cylinder Seal." Expedition 23, no. 4 (1981): 17-30.
Hammo, Bassam., Sane Yagi, Omaima Ismail, and Mohammad AbuShariah. "Exploring and Exploiting a Historical Corpus for Arabic." Language Resources and Evaluation 50 (2016): 839-61.
Hassan, Furat Jamal. "Defining the Design Process: Methodology and Creation." Journal of Design and Textiles 2, no. 1 (2023): 20-35.
Hassan, Furat Jamal., and Ahmad Masher Kakhel. "Theory of Sustainability and Creativity and Its Relationship to Environmental Art & Technological Development in Islamic Architecture in Bosnia and Al-Hersic." Jordan J. Arts 13, no. 2 (2020): 237-50.
Hasan, Mohamed. "Diwan of Arabic Calligraphy in Egypt During the Muhammed Ali Dynasty." Abgadiyat 5, no. 1 (2010): 125-29.
Husseini, Ayad Hussein Abdullah, Technical Training for Arabic Calligraphy According to the Principles of Design. Baghdad: General Cultural Affairs House, 2002.
Jenkins, Marilyn., and Manuel Keene. Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.
Mahfud, Choirul., Rika Astari, Abdurrohman Kasdi, Muhammad Arfan Mu'ammar, Muyasaroh Muyasaroh, and Firdaus Wajdi. "Islamic Cultural and Arabic Linguistic Influence on the Languages of Nusantara; from Lexical Borrowing to Localized Islamic Lifestyles." Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia 22, no. 1 (2022): 11.
Olshtain, Elite., and Marianne Celce‐Murcia. "Discourse Analysis and Language Teaching." The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, edited by Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilton, 707-724, Blackwell Publishers, 2005.
Saadi, Adil Saadi Fadhil., Wisam Jasim Hussein Banana, and Khudheair Abbas Delly. "Spatial Contrast of the Characteristics of Iconic Compositions in the Thuluth Calligraphy." PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 17, no. 10 (2020): 594-607.
Sibahi, Haider Kadim., and Furat Jamal Hassan. "Space Efficiency in the Arabic Calligraphy Panel." Al-Academy, no. 104 (2022): 73-90.
Williams, James. Gilles Deleuze's Difference and Repetition. Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Copyright (c) 2023 Ali A Mohsen, Wissam K Abdul Amir, Amin A. Yassin Al-Nouri
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
.png){kind=icon}
