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Introduction to Arabic calligraphy in the “Thuluth” style
From October 23, 2014 until November 04, 2014Check dates and times
MADRID
Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Alcalá, 62)
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You must sign up in advance by November 4
Spanish
The registration period for this course has now begun. It will be taught by Pablo Casado, a calligrapher trained at the Ottoman School of Islamic Calligraphy.
Casa Árabe is offering this calligraphy course, in which participants will get to become more familiar with the art of Arabic calligraphy and its different forms. They will receive an introduction to the “thuluth” style, one of the main classical styles in Arabic writing. They will learn about the proportions of the letters and the rules, as well as the steps to be followed in order to produce a final calligraphy work.
CONTENTS
• Introduction to traditional teaching methods, both Turkish and Arab
• Introduction to the use of materials and learning how to use them properly.
• Introduction to the letters and their forms, using practical calligraphy exercises.
• Preparation of a final piece or work in accordance with classical models.
Intended participants
The course is open to all types of people. No prior knowledge of the Arabic language or any past practice in calligraphy is required.
Materials
The materials required for the workshop (calligraphic pen, ink and paper) will be provided by Casa Árabe. The participants can keep them when the course is over.
Language: Spanish
Duration and dates
Six sessions lasting 2 hours each, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Dates: Saturdays, including November 8, 15, 22 and 29, and December 13 and 20.
Price: 100 euros
REGISTRATION
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 15.
Those interested in attending must send an e-mail by November 4, to gerencia@casaarabe.es, indicating the following:
Message topic: Calligraphy Course + Full Name
With a brief explanation of the candidate’s profile, including prior knowledge (if any) of the Arabic language and/or calligraphy (maximum of 15 lines).
Once you have received an e-mail from Casa Árabe confirming your admittance, you must make a payment by bank transfer into an account at Barclays bank: ES49-0065-0073-26-0031000018, and you must send the bank transfer receipt to the same e-mail address: gerencia@casaarabe.es
Mr. Casado was born in 1982 in Madrid, the city where he grew up and received his academic training. He always felt a special attraction towards the forms of Arabic calligraphy, but it was not until the year of 2008 that he was able to get experience with the calligraphic pen for the first time, having attended a brief introductory course on calligraphy in the Nesih style. A few days of practice were enough to arouse a great interest towards this form of art in him, and he soon felt the need to receive as much knowledge as possible from a true master who could teach him each and every one of its finer details.
It was then that he met the well-known and highly acknowledged calligrapher Nuria García, who would become his mentor and teacher. With her help, he travelled to Istanbul for the first time in the year of 2009, and thanks to her he was able to meet his own masters. This is how he began to take his first lessons, with their help, and with the help of master calligrapher (khattat) Davut Bektas, and always under the supervision of master Hassan Çelebi. Approximately two years later, be also began to receive lessons from khattat master Ferhat Kurlu, who, along with Nuria García, would become one of his most influential teachers.
In 2014, after having fully devoted himself to learning this art, he received his “icazet” or calligraphy diploma in the Sülüs and Nesih styles at the IRCICA (Center for Research of Islamic History, Art and Culture). In the end, his diploma was signed by master calligraphers Hassan Çelebi, Ferhat Kurlu and Nuria García.
At present, he continues to travel to Istanbul regularly and spends long periods of time there so that he will not lose contact with his masters and can continue learning and perfecting this art.
Pablo Casado’s website: www.sacred-lines.com