TEHRAN -- Two new styles of calligraphy, named kereshmeh and safir, invented by veteran calligrapher Ahmad Aryamanesh, were unveiled during a ceremony held at Tehran’s Sareban Gallery here on Sunday.

 

Aryamanesh, who for over 30 years has been practicing nastaliq script, a unique and ornate Iranian style of calligraphy, gave some details about the new styles at the session, the Persian service of ILNA reported on Monday.

 

“Kereshmeh is a new style rooted in cuneiform inscription, to which the stunning beauty of Persian art is added. This style bears a special music and the name is derived from one of Hafez’s poems,” Aryamanesh said.

 

“In my studies on calligraphy, I found out that no new style was founded after nastaliq in the 13th century, so as I was looking for a new one and after inventing kereshmeh, and fifteen years later, safir came to me.”

 

He continued, “We need to make new motifs for Persian script, because although Persian poetry and art have developed over the years, Persian calligraphy has not.”

 

He added that calligraphers did not welcome his two new styles, but they were warmly received by non-calligraphers and over 50 students have registered to learn these two ones.

 

Kereshmeh is a type of artistic style and can be used for logotypes and abstract works, “Today, writing is a tool and learning it is a skill, so I invented safir that bears both the characteristics of naskh and sols.” 

 

Aryamanesh will be holding an exhibition of his new styles of calligraphy at the Sareban Gallery opening on Friday, April 27. 

 

Experts Habibollah Sadeqi, Bahman Namvar Motlaq, and Javad Bakhtiari are also expected to attend a review session of calligraphy at the gallery on May 2.

 

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