The relationship between Persian music & calligraphy (Audio only)

Lecturer: Bahman Panahi Traditionally in Islamic culture and history many calligraphers practised music and vice-versa. In the literary tradition of the art of calligraphy we have many quotes that explain or imagine calligraphy as visual music; however, these refer mostly to poetic imagination. This lecture proposes a study of these two artistic domains in order to present the elements through which we can analyse this “visual music“. For the artist, an awareness of the musicality inherent in visual forms can open the door to new ways of creating visual compositions, as well as enrich the lens through which we look at calligraphy - translating sound into a visual harmony and vice-versa.