书禅雅社-写经:书法与佛法

Introduction

While many religions have made use of figural images to convey their core convictions, Islam has instead used the shapes and sizes of words or letters. Because Islamic leaders saw in figural arts a possible implication of idolatry, Islam's early theocracy looked to the artistry of calligraphy for religious expression. In Islamic and Arabic cultures, calligraphy became highly respected as an art -- the art of writing.

Scholar Yasin Hamid Safadi (1978) writes:

The primacy of the word in Islam is reflected in the virtually universal application of calligraphy. Writing is given pride of place on all kinds of objects--objects of everyday use as well as entire wall surfaces, mosque furniture, the interiors and exteriors of mosques, tombs, and al-Ka'ba, the most famous sanctuary of Islam. But like the icons of most other faiths, script also represents power. Its preeminent use is the writing of the divine message of the 继续阅读其余的  15053 字

coffee   2007-12-09 13:35:02 阅读:778  评论:2  引用:0

香港地鐵中的書法

香港地鐵中的大字站牌，看看如何？

Wan Chai Station

Causeway Bay

Tin Hau Station

Yau Tong Station

Hang Kau Station

Tseng Kwan O

coffee   2007-12-09 13:17:01 阅读:419  评论:0  引用:0

临《侯夫人墓志》

吉林文史出版社的《魏墓志铭七品》选材非常精到，其中未必是名品，但的确有质量，好比《侯夫人墓志铭》，全称应该是显祖献文皇帝第一品嫔侯夫人墓志铭》

不得不戒   2006-12-19 00:09:09 阅读:398  评论:0  引用:0

八大山人

八大的画成就很早，但是书法大概是七十以后才成熟，看来还是书法难熟。喜欢八大不仅仅 是因为他的行草有魏晋之风，而且试图从中找到小楷的笔法。

不得不戒   2006-12-15 10:27:29 阅读:333  评论:2  引用:0