Abol Atighetchi - My Journey … My Letters February 7 – March 8, 2012 Abol Atighetchi is better known as a calligrapher painter of modern style mainly due to his large format masterpieces executed with very lively colors. Keeping the basics of calligraphy in mind, Abol’s exploration of his painting works dates back to the 80's in France, which can be traced in his contemporary calligraphies. Abol makes use of traditional Middle Eastern ornaments in his calligraphies to give more substance to his work, with the accompaniment of gold leaf to further beautify his calligraphies. The artist applies calculated traditional colors in his work, to either emphasize or de-emphasize the viewer’s focus on his alphabets as he sees fit for the composition, by lightening or darkening the letters. Abol is among a handful of Middle Eastern calligraphy artists who can truly and fully master the right balance between color and proportion of the Arabic alphabet in larger scale. The mastery of this skill has been a true obsession for Abol leading to discovering new frontiers in the art of Calligraphy.     Courtyard Gallery all rights reserved. privacy policy