Ali Adjalli
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Ali Adjalli | |
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قربانعلی اجلی واثق | |
| Born | Qorban Ali Ajali Vaseq February 8, 1939 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Known for | Master calligrapher, painter, poet and educator |
Qorban Ali Ajali Vaseq (Template:Lang-fa; pen name, Vassegh; born February 8, 1939) is a master calligrapher, painter, poet and educator, noted for founding the "Gol Gasht" school of calligraphy, characterised by a dense and interlocking play of the Arabic script, a distinctive style now regularly used by Arab and Iranian calligraphers in artworks.
Life and career
Ali Adjalli was born in Mianeh, Iran, on February 8, 1939. He was the son of Mohammed Ali, a Turkish poet and calligraphy poet and former pupil of Professor Seyed Hossein Mirkhani (1907-1982). His mother taught the Q'ran at was a Quran at Ferdowsi Elementary School and High School.[1]
He completed his schooling in Mianeh and at Tehran’s Lycée Français, following that with a degree in Interior Architecture from Tehran’s College of Design. Returning to his childhood love of painting, Adjalli then studied calligraphy and calligraphic painting under the direction, at various times, of every Iranian calligraphy master.
Shortly after completing his studies, Adjalli developed a new style of calligraphy which he called Gol Gasht,[2][3][4] characterised by dense, interlocking style of Arabic script intended for use in painting rather than manuscripts. The script has been described as both "mesmerising and chaotic". [5]
Apart from his work as an artist and poet (writing under the pen name of Vassegh), he began a career as an educator in 1974, becoming a university lecturer on fine arts, and then Master of Calligraphy at numerous institutions including the prestigious Calligraphy Academy of Iran.
Work
While Adjalli has exhibited his works at a number of international institutions and galleries,[6] including solo exhibitions at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and at the Niavaran Palace Institute and group exhibitions in Sydney, Australia (2012); [7] Dubai and Bahrain [8]
The bulk of his Adjalli’s work is now held in private collections.[9] However, examples of his work can be found in the permanent collection of the Tehran Gallery.
Select List of Paintings
- Autumn's Grace 2004 [10]
- Sadness Days 2008 [11]
- Charter Boat 2008 [12]
- Allah, 2008-09 [13]
- Love is Many Coloured date unknown [14]
See also
- Hurufiyya movement
- Iranian art
- Islamic art
- Islamic calligraphy
- List of Iranian artists
- Persian calligraphy
References
- ^ "Gulgasht's Pedagogue", in: The Voice of Miyana, Online: (translated from Persian)
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.magiran.com/ppdf/nppdf/2387/p0238706930331.pdf
- ^ Jamm Art & Beyond, Contemporary Art Auction, [Auction Catalogue], 2010, n.p., Online:
- ^ Aossey, D.W., "Drawing Conclusions: Shedding a Vital Light on Middle Eastern Art", [Review of S. Eigner's Book, Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran Merrell, 2010] in: Al Jadid, vol. 16, no. 62, 2010 Online:
- ^ "Ali Adjalli" [Biographical Notes] in: Opera Gallery, Arabesque, [Illustrated Exhibition Catalogue], Beirut, Opera Gallery, n.d., p. 12
- ^ The Iranian Contemporary Art, 5 July - 4 August, 2012 at the New Albion Gallery, See: Iran News, 7 February, 2012, Online:
- ^ Common Threads Exhition at NM Art Gallery, 10 March -16 April, 2010, Heritage House, Bastakiya, Dubai See: Art Bahrain
- ^ "Ali Adjalli" [Biographical Notes] in: Opera Gallery, Arabesque, [Illustrated Exhibition Catalogue], Beirut, Opera Gallery, n.d., p. 12
- ^ van der Velden, F., Behr, H.H. and Haußmann, G. (eds), das Licht aus der Nische holen: Kompetenzorientierung im christlichen und islamischen Religionsunterricht der Kollegstufe, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013, p. 72
- ^ Eigner, S., Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, Merrell, 2010, p. 85
- ^ Eigner, S., Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, Merrell, 2010, p. 317
- ^ Eigner, S., Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, Merrell, 2010, p. 47
- ^ "Abu Dhabi: Setting the pace of Art in the Middle East," Sketchbook Magazine, Online:
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Further reading
- Iranian Calligraphers: Towhidi Tabari, Mishkin-Qalam, Masih Zad, Ibn Muqlah, Mir Emad Hassani, Mir Ali Tabrizi, Abolhassan Etessami, LLC Books, 2010, ISBN: 9781156842669 (includes a section on Ali Adjalli)