DUBAI: To round out the Year of Arabic?Calligraphy, as declared by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, Arab News has launched a special online project.
Its latest Deep Dive takes an in-depth multimedia look at the history and development of Arabic?calligraphy, with animations and videos of well-known calligraphers, including the Dubai-based French-Tunisian street artist eL Seed.
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¡°This year,??we profiled several individual calligraphers in the Arab world,¡± said arts and lifestyle editor Saffiya Ansari. ¡°But this Deep Dive allowed us to go way back in time and look at its development, showing readers its various styles and how it has evolved as a modern art form.¡±
Arab News, the Middle East¡¯s leading English-language daily, launched its?Deep?Dive?documentary series last year as a new way to showcase its most in-depth storytelling on key topics, enlivened by audio, video and animated graphics.?
One of its Deep Dives, ¡°Juhayman: 40 years on,¡± recently won a European Newspaper Award for multimedia storytelling, and another, ¡°The rebirth of AlUla,¡± was shortlisted by Shorthand for best editorial story in 2019. They can be accessed here:?/deepdive.
The Deep Dive ¡°Arabic?calligraphy: ancient craft, modern art¡± is also available online in ?and .
