Carried to its extreme it led to the style of painting called calligraphic, of which there has been occasion to speak several times. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Painters A Critical Study] Reference
Morocco career is evident in other calligraphic works. From Wordnik.com. [Regina Weinreich: Brion Gysin's Flickering Light at the New Museum Dream Machine] Reference
The names are written in luminous calligraphic detail. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry, Prayer, and Praise] Reference
Time to search the internet for some actual calligraphic vellum. From Wordnik.com. [August 31st, 2006] Reference
They added calligraphic comments ( "colophons") on the margins for posterity. From Wordnik.com. [An Encounter With the Sublime] Reference
I thought it was a very clever use of 3D CG to yield a naturalistic calligraphic look. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Painting « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
She shivers and her slender limbs realign themselves like a series of calligraphic strokes. From Wordnik.com. [Alexa Chung: 'I'm probably not the best role model'] Reference
In the second book, dated 1567-1608, the font emulates the stroke of the calligraphic line. From Wordnik.com. [When Korean Culture Flourished] Reference
On the walls are a few modern inscriptions and framed poetry, written in a calligraphic hand. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
This book has Tolkien's calligraphic imprint on the cover, and is published by Houghton-Mifflin. From Wordnik.com. [View from the Northern Border] Reference
With a calligraphic fountain brush he'd make notes, which included vivid sketches of the scenery. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
She read quickly, her eyes moving easily through the neatly scripted, almost calligraphic letters. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Games] Reference
My friend Norton noticed me swapping the calligraphic original for a quickly scribbled substitute. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil] Reference
I especially like the generator that combines fonts -- it imparts a calligraphic quality to the piece. From Wordnik.com. [Abstraction Generator] Reference
Several of these allover abstract pattern paintings include calligraphic elements that resemble Hebrew. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Krasner.] Reference
Physiology or Medicine diplomas has consisted of a gold medal in relief and a handsome calligraphic text. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize Diplomas] Reference
A card announced in calligraphic script: “Tlaquepaque style, glazed pottery from the state of Jalisco.”. From Wordnik.com. [Death on the River Walk]
On one side of the plate is a calligraphic Chinese character that says either Happiness, Fortune or Longevity. From Wordnik.com. [A Beijing Gift May Not Work in New York] Reference
It also has a calligraphic tradition that in terms of artistry and dynamism stand level with Arabic and Chinese. From Wordnik.com. [Jamyang Norbu: Language, Identity & Revolution in Tibet] Reference
Had told him the date written on the genealogical chart, in Frank's fine black calligraphic script-April 16, 1745. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
It said "Eric" on it in bright purple calligraphic ink, and the envelope was liberally dusted with spray-on glitter. From Wordnik.com. [Spirits White As Lightning]
The wind lifted one of the flags and Sharpe saw it was the same calligraphic tiger head that was engraved on his medal. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
The volume, as a specimen of calligraphic art, reflects honor upon the age, and is right worthy of Lady Hilda's monastery. From Wordnik.com. [Bibliomania in the Middle Ages] Reference
Using a wide nib calligraphy dip pen and some waterproof ink, I wrote “Nightmares” in an old fashioned calligraphic script. From Wordnik.com. [Kater’s Art » 2009 » May] Reference
Here's a culture that gave the world Zen Buddhism, calligraphic art, sushi, and the bonsai tree -- and the miniature bonsai tree!. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Dorchen: Watch That Whale] Reference
In 1978, his calligraphic works were exhibited at Franklin Furnace, New York, the leading authority on book-like works by artists. From Wordnik.com. [Jules Siegel] Reference
Opposite the electronic complex a calligraphic scroll hung above a low table where a bowl of water contained a single shapely stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Boat of a Million Years]
The font is Catull, designed by Gustav Jaeger for Berthold, and is described as a display face with a strong calligraphic influence. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
In Asian and in Arabic-speaking countries, where calligraphic lettering is part of the cultural DNA, hand-painted signs are everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Hand-Painted Signs] Reference
It's more of Arabic script and if you want to call it Arabic calligraphy you can but it doesn't adhere to any particular calligraphic style. From Wordnik.com. [Nour Akkad: Kinda Hibrawi and her Modern Abstract Arabic Art] Reference
Warhol's contribution, which is obscured by the thumb above, is described as "a calligraphic squiggle made up of the initials of his signature.". From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Colors are then added by hand; this creates the calligraphic effect that is typical of designs on eighteenth-century fabrics imported from China. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Where they exist at all, they are usually a graphic device created from calligraphic elements, such as the birds that often appear on Javanese batiks. From Wordnik.com. [Wind of Change] Reference
The calligraphic quality of the four people lying on their backs or doing a headstand all show their legs in motion and expressive designed separations. From Wordnik.com. [THE IDEA OF VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHS IN MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, CONTINUED] Reference
The Shanghai Museum of Art is holding an online exhibit and sale of calligraphic art inspired by SARS -- the proceeds of which will go to SARS research. From Wordnik.com. [Art In The Age Of Sars] Reference
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