Rather, the teacher aimed to give students an "idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy".
The artistic beauty of Chinese calligraphy is constituted by two elements, i.e., form and spirit, which attract continual attentions by calligraphy artists.
Thus, the centre of the Islamic artistic tradition lies in calligraphy, a distinguishing feature of this culture, in which the word as the medium of divine revelation plays such an important role.
Although Ni was born to wealth, he chose not to serve the foreign Mongol dynasty of the Yuan and instead lived a life of retirement and cultivated the scholarly arts (poetry, painting, and calligraphy), collected artistic works of the past, and associated with those of a similar temperament.
Chinese calligraphy, the stylized, artistic writing of Chinese characters, the written form of Chinese that unites the languages (many mutually unintelligible) spoken in China.
Emotions were commonly expressed through the artistic use of textiles, fragrances, calligraphy, colored paper, poetry, and layering of clothing in pleasing color combinations according to mood and season.
Under the direction of Amānat Khan al-Shīrāzī, verses from the Qurʾān were inscribed across numerous sections of the Taj Mahal in calligraphy, central to Islamic artistic tradition.
Look out for details, whether of the everyday variety, such as fish at a market, or artistic detail, such as tiles and calligraphy.
Activities such as exchange of experiences, knowledge of self-care, preparation for travel, educational seminars, social welfare and artistic skills such as drawing and calligraphy were implemented.
And to exploit the aesthetic properties of the writing system, artistic forms of writing were developed (see calligraphy).
