Wikipedia has some great articles on the similarities and differences in different types of calligraphy. The main article on calligraphy is here:
[link]
For specifically
East Asian calligraphy:
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I think an important thing to note is that Chinese/Japanese/Korean calligraphy are usually written in Chinese characters, but the meanings of each character will be particular to the respective language it is done in.
For specifically
Islamic calligraphy:
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[link] (here are many examples to browse through)
I'm not familiar with Islamic calligraphy myself (save for a lecture one of my world history teachers gave back in junior high), but I feel that this article definitely had a lot of solid information and was helpful in briefing over the many details of Islamic calligraphy.
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Updated on 12/24/06 by ~
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Links and Activities:
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Chang, Leon Long-yien and Peter Miller:
Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy -The book introduce thoroughly about Chinese calligraphy in english, written with the original concepts of Chinese calligraphy, and edited by Peter Miller. A good book to look for if you want to know more about calligraphy. ^_^
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A good discussion started by chibizaki.
For those of you who wants to discuss the concept and theory on calligraphy, or learn about it, it's a good place to go.
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Club policies:
+ Watch the club. (and I will put you on the members list)
+ You can submit deviantion with notes
+ Make sure you include (1) the original link, (2) the title to the work, and (3) whether it is traditionally or digitally done.
+ We will use favorite system moderately, favoring DA calligraphy artists whose art is well thought out.
+ Please DO NOT fav the work here. You may comment, but please fav the original deviations.
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Tutorials:
The major styles in Chinese calligraphy
Starter tutorial
A good site for visiting for calligraphy art:
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It's
teacher's site.
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i think this is a great club u have started. im no so much into the claligrphy stuff because i cant read chinese but i like to practuce chinese landscape painting, I would like to join but kinda fell like its abit pointless if i cant contribute anything and im not very good.
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But kanji is actually a more acient structural chinese language, mixing with JP culture and local linquistic and become a part of JP language.
(lot more than my little definition
so...my handwriting is good...i think...so its calligraphy also? right?
(lot more than my little definition
so...my handwriting is good...i think...so its calligraphy? right?
Calligraphy varies from country to country, but for Asian, Chinese is the major influence in practicing calligraphy in the begining, Japan, Korea, both picked up the Calligraphy from China, so most of the principle and sharing of the idea of beauty is the same, and all prefer to practice in Traditional Chinese letters, although Japanese have their own set of letters to practice which is taken from the "chinese chao-shu" letters. (simplified Chinese letters for the shake of writing)
The invention of a part of Japanese letters, and their words IS indeed from Chinese Calligraphy itself. Korea first adopted Chinese language system, later found it too hard to learn and invented their own "pin-yin" system, which is the language they use very commonly today. They still use Chinese letters for their names and big titles.
(just found a definition of calligraphy...)
um...quick question from confused person ^_^ '
...doesnt japan and china use the same calligraphy?...
(who else?)
so if you learn calligraphy is it general or does it change for each language...-_-*...
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