TEHRAN -- Iranian calligrapher Amir-Ahmad Falsafi believes that the art of calligraphy has been improving in Iran in recent years.

“Calligraphy is rooted in traditional styles. However, the art form has evolved due to efforts by Iranian masters,” he told the Mehr News Agency on Thursday.

If calligraphy underwent immediate changes, it would die out, he observed.

“For example, many scripts were invented in the 300 years following the advent of Islam, but none of them has remained,” the nastaliq calligraphy style expert added.

“Calligraphy has not been taught in an academic manner in Iran since the Iranian Calligraphers Society has been responsible for instructing those interested, and especially since the Islamic Revolution. But there are plans to establish a university for traditional arts,” he stated.

Falsafi has been teaching at the society since 1980.

He has created calligraphy works of Sadi’s Golestan, the divans of Hafez and Baba Taher, Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, and Dr. Ali Shariati’s article on Noruz.

The calligrapher has held over 250 solo and group exhibitions in Iran, Britain, Germany, Italy, China, India, Pakistan, Qatar, and many other countries.