Lettering with Artistry

The exhibition showcased the calligraphic art of the world renowned Iranian calligrapher, Gholamreza Rahpema. During the exhibition, he gave away one of his masterpieces to the National Museum of Sri Lanka as a gift.

The letter-work of the masterpiece was done in pure-gold and is estimated to be around 10 000 U.S dollars

Amalshan GUNERATHNE

Armed with meticulous flair to weave letters in an artistic style, ‘Calligraphy writers posses the gift to compose simple verses and passages in a manner that can touch your aesthetic senses to the core. Their creative prowess allows them to weave whimsical word arts that can fascinate the hearts of art lovers. Hence the Calligraphy is often called as the art of fancy lettering. Fascinating as it may sound, calligraphy is about giving life to signs and letters in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner. The locals were provided with an exclusive chance to get a glimpse of this wonderful art when the Iranian calligraphy writer Gholamreza Rahpeyma visited the island recently.

The locals were treated with a unique aesthetic experience with the unraveling of the ‘Organic Art and Calligraphy exhibition’ where Gholamreza put some of his artwork at display. The exhibition was held at the Cultural Section of the Iranian Embassy. The exhibition showcased the artistic way in which Gholamreza has captured some of momentous verses and passages from Holy- Quran in to calligraphy portrayals. Over the years, Calligraphy has arguably become the most venerated form of Islamic art as it provides a link between the languages of the Muslims with the religion of Islam. Muslims calls it the art of the spiritual world. They consider calligraphy to be the visible expression of the highest art of all.

After the exhibition Gholamreza gave away one of his masterpieces to the National Museum of Sri Lanka as a gift. The letter-work of the masterpiece was done in pure-gold and is estimated to be around 10 000 U.S dollars. The masterpiece was handed over to Department Director of National Museum, Dr. Nanda Wickramasinghe recently.

Very much an expert at his art, Gholareza is a graduate of the Iranian Calligraphers Association. His passion for the art has turned him to a world renowned calligraphy writer with many accolades. Amidst his accolades are ‘Art Appreciation and Medal of Honour from Art Academy Iran’, Art Appreciation award from National Museum(Belgrade), Appreciation for best design cover of book(Iran-Teheran), Art appreciation of Painting House of Moscow-Russia, Appreciation of National Museum-Algeria. He is also the author of two books on calligraphy and Islamic architecture paintings.