gh2u
Ask me anything   Submit   If you are under 18 or do not care for such material, please accept my apologies. I invite you to explore other blogs. Otherwise, I am happy you are here and hope you find something to stimulate your imagination.

sombhatt: Siyah mashq (lit. ‘black practice’ in Persian) originally referred to calligraphic practice sheets where words and letters were written facing in several directions and over each other, in order to conserve paper. However, when calligraphers realized how stunning some of these pieces were, siyah mashq evolved into a style of its own, where words and letters were repeated, regardless of meaning, in rhythmical compositions.

sombhatt:

Siyah mashq (lit. ‘black practice’ in Persian) originally referred to calligraphic practice sheets where words and letters were written facing in several directions and over each other, in order to conserve paper. However, when calligraphers realized how stunning some of these pieces were, siyah mashq evolved into a style of its own, where words and letters were repeated, regardless of meaning, in rhythmical compositions.

(Source: eyeburfi2)

— 3 months ago with 93 notes
  1. baahthisagain reblogged this from darsanas
  2. robskavsta reblogged this from darsanas
  3. receptrix reblogged this from darsanas
  4. autophagia reblogged this from gh2u
  5. darsanas reblogged this from gh2u
  6. sleevynicks reblogged this from oktopussy
  7. evinced reblogged this from gh2u
  8. oktopussy reblogged this from gh2u
  9. meilidezuichun reblogged this from gh2u
  10. gh2u reblogged this from eyeburfi2
  11. dantalaois reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  12. lambkillcombs reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  13. crowinthewoods reblogged this from eyeburfi2
  14. aphidempire reblogged this from deathsyndrome
  15. lightsaurora reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  16. peregrinusexpectavi reblogged this from deathsyndrome
  17. elenilote reblogged this from spicyshimmy and added:
    I love the Arabic cultures and their attitude towards writing, that it’s not just a way of conveying words, it is art in...
  18. toxic-cockroaches reblogged this from deathsyndrome
  19. enigmaticserenade reblogged this from llamawaltz
  20. llamawaltz reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  21. leoloki reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  22. iapetusneume reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  23. surrealistdreamer reblogged this from spicyshimmy
  24. weirdoqueen reblogged this from spicyshimmy
RSS     /      Archive     /      Random
Astronaut by Peter Vidani     /      Tumblr