Evolution of Calligraphy in India
(2010-2019) Post-Independence
(10 items)
Evolution of Calligraphy in India(2010-2019) Post-Independence
(10 items)
Manohar Vitthal Desai
Manohar Vitthal Desai is known nationally and internationally for the application of calligraphy on canvas in his paintings. Currently, he is working as ‘Head of the Dept. Communication Design—Graphic Design in Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune. He treats letters as a form in his compositions. His mastery of vibrant and energetic colours in his compositions is highly appreciated by many experts on the international platform. 10 of his calligraphic paintings are part of the collection at the International Calligraphy Museum in Moscow, Russia.
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Qamar Dagar
Qamar Dagar is a professional contemporary pictorial calligrapher who combines Hindi and Urdu scripts using alphabet characters as art material to express visual interpretations around her thematic concerns. Calligraphy has moved across paper, coins, seals, metal objects, copper plates, arms and armour, etc., wherein it has also blended with flora and fauna designs. This calligraphy, named Ganga Jamuna (The Confluence), was exhibited at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
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Mohan Jayant Saraf
Mohan Jayant Saraf is a calligrapher and photographer who graduated with a five-year government diploma in applied arts from the J.J. Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai. He initially started his career as a calligrapher, and a few years later, he added photography to his profession. This calligraphy, named The Existent, was created on paper using round brushes and photo colours.
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Mohan Jayant Saraf
Mohan Jayant Saraf is a calligrapher and photographer who graduated with a five-year government diploma in applied arts from the J.J. Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai. He initially started his career as a calligrapher, and a few years later, he added photography to his profession. This calligraphy, named Contours and Colours, was created on Japan T.K. paper using round brushes, round nib markers, and photo colors. The script used in this calligraphy is Modi Script, which uses alphabets with strokes of round markers and fills the contours with photo colours.
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Achyut Palav
Achyut Palav has worked in diverse mediums and on different concepts. He works with various scripts and languages from around the world, his fondness leaning towards the Indian scripts, mainly the Devnagri script. He is a graduate of art from the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai. This calligraphy, called Core Energy, was created with a round brush and steel, black Chinese ink and gold acrylic colour, and Devnagari Script letters.
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Anaroop Kerketta
Anaroop is a freestyle calligraphy artist from Mumbai. He believes in experimenting and exploring unlike and unconventional style in calligraphy. The name of this calligraphy is I just did it. steel bristles, cartridge sheets, and stencil ink were used to create this calligraphy.
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Anaroop Kerketta
Anaroop is a freestyle calligraphy artist from Mumbai. He believes in experimenting with and exploring unconventional styles in calligraphy. The name of this calligraphy is Imperfection. Stencil Ink, Steel Brush, Cartridge Sheet, and Water Drop were used to create this calligraphy.
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Kamaljeet Kaur
Kamaljeet Kaur, a Ludhiana-based calligrapher, worships Gurmukhi calligraphy. She, as a versatile calligrapher, has made a mark for herself in the profession worldwide. She has been working as a professional calligrapher in Gurmukhi, Devnagri, and English for the past 18 years. This calligraphy, named Ek Onkar,was engraved on paper using gouache, gold leaf, acrylics, and a pen.
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Nandu Gawande
Nandu Gawande was known as a great artist and calligrapher. From an early age, he had a penchant for drawing and writing. After schooling, he completed his art course in Nashik and later in Mumbai. His skills enabled him to write letters as calligraphy and images, working with various tools, including pens, brushes, and later computers. Due to his skill, he had made various advertisements, logos, signs, layouts, and book covers for many organisations, newspapers, academies, magazines, politicians, etc. This calligraphy, named "I," was created using a round brush and boru with acrylic on canvas.
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Nandu Gawande
Nandu Gawande was known as a great artist and calligrapher. From an early age, he had a penchant for drawing and writing. After schooling, he completed his art course in Nashik and later in Mumbai. His skills enabled him to write letters as calligraphy and images, working with various tools, including pens, brushes, and later computers. Due to his skill, he had made various advertisements, logos, signs, layouts, and book covers for many organisations, newspapers, academies, magazines, politicians, etc. This calligraphy, named "The First Word," was created using a round brush and boru with acrylic on canvas.
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