Workshop on Arabic Calligraphy on a Risograph Printer in the United Arab Emirates from the Tashkeel Platform
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Benefits
- In this opportunity, you will join artist, painter, and calligrapher Ibrahim Khamaysa in a workshop using Arabic calligraphy with the Riso ME-9350E rhizograph printer. This is an environmentally friendly printer that uses soybean oil-based ink for high-speed, large-scale artwork copying. Risograph printing is very popular among painters, photographers, and artists around the world because of its low cost and many options and advantages.
- The three-hour session will begin with the trainer explaining the different types of Arabic calligraphy, their origins, and styles, with a special focus on the square Kufic script.
- Participants will choose a selection of letters, experiment with proportions and scale, and learn to connect these letters to create beautiful shapes, sizes, and variations. These works will then move to experimentation using a risograph printer, which converts linear artwork into two-color printing.
- Participants will learn how to prepare their work on a risograph printer and how to layer colors.
- Participants will develop their calligraphy works by observing the colors and internal and external textures of letters and arranging a visual composition that allows for experimentation with color and line.
- At the end of this workshop, participants will have a completed artwork, as well as a detailed understanding of producing artwork using a risograph printer, integrating and developing this process into their own artistic practice.
Eligibility criteria
- This workshop will be held from 6 pm to 9 pm on January 24, 2024.
- There are only 14 places left in this workshop.
- This opportunity will be held at Alserkal Avenue - Warehouse 89.
- The registration fee for this workshop is 325 AED (+ VAT).
- The amount paid will be non-refundable again.
About Tashkeel Foundation:
Latifa bint Maktoum founded the Tashkeel Center in Dubai in 2008 to provide an incubator environment for the development of contemporary art and design practices in the United Arab Emirates. The Center provides space for creative and experimental practices and dialogue between practitioners and the broader community by providing multidisciplinary studios, workspaces, and exhibitions in Nad Al Sheba and Al Fahidi. The Tashkeel Center adopts an open membership model and its annual program of training, residency programs, workshops, discussions, exhibitions, international collaborations, and publications aims to support the development of artistic practitioners, engage the community and promote a lifelong learning approach as well as supporting the various creative and cultural industries.
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