ARTSPACE Gallery Opens Mouneer Al Shaarani's Calligraphy Exhibit

When I was invited in the launch of the calligraphy exhibit of the famous calligraphy artist Mouneer Al Shaarani opening at ARTSPACE Gallery in DIFC, I didn't have a second thought even I couldn't read or write in Arabic.

I know it wouldn't be hard for me to appreciate Arabic art as I always try to see things beautifully in everything.

HE Mohammad Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of Federal National Council of the UAE inaugurated the opening ceremony attended by VIP guests, friends and followers of the artist including the media.

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The exhibition featured some of the most acclaimed works of Mouneer Al Shaarani who is a celebrated calligrapher, designer and writer, living and working in Syria. Describing his works, Al Shaarani said they are the “outcome of pondering over the rich calligraphic heritage with a critical eye. "I endeavored to produce a calligraphic work which does not depend on borrowing from other arts, and it doesn't derive its aesthetics but only from pairing between general aesthetic bases of the arts, and the essential aesthetic characteristics of Arabic calligraphy. I chose some extremely ancient calligraphy styles as Kairouan Kufi, square Kufi, and Almashriki Kufi. I studied the characteristics of each style, developed their letters, completed their shortcomings, amended their ratios and reformulated them structurally and synthetically with modernistic logic.”

The Mouneer Al Shaarani exhibition show will be in exhibit until 16th May at ARTSPACE Dubai Bldg 3 The Gate Village Podium Level, Dubai International Financial Center. For more information about the artist, please contact ARTSPACE at 04 323 0820 or send email to sossy@artspace-dubai.com