Communication: the conversation 32 x 67 cm
an intercultural dialogue and collaboration between Persian Calligrapher Homayoun Ajdari & artist Angelika Tyrone
Enquiries: Angelika Tyrone 0400-019-531
The exhibition east-west conversations creates an intercultural dialogue between the cultures of Persia and
Australia - east and west - with works of art that combine current western visual expression from painter and printmaker Angelika Tyrone,
with Persian calligraphy by Homayoun Ajdari.
Communication: the conversation 32 x 67 cm
It is the intention of both artist and calligrapher to develop greater intercultural dialogue between East and West specifically to incorporate the great cultural heritage of Persia and that of Australian Western art.
Calligraphy is one of the high arts of Persian culture. It is not like Western calligraphy and is more similar to Chinese
calligraphy, though broader. Persian calligraphy encourages diverse flowing lines, additional lines and repetition of text
for art’s sake – for the artistic expression of the calligrapher – for the visual impact. This collaboration – above all -
is about artistic expression.
Both artist and calligrapher find poetry an inspiration and have written poetry of their own. Angelika and Homayoun
have had dialogue about some of the larger themes of life which are expressed in the Persian poetry of Rumi and Hafez
and by German philosophers like Schopenhauer; these themes include: communication, transformation, creation
and destruction. They have used these complex, multilayered themes as inspiration to create works in visual form.
They have explored certain universal human understandings that transfer across cultures and have discovered a synergy in each other’s work.
Flow of conversation 46cm x 64cm Big Bang 46cm x 65cm ART WORK IS FOR SALE
Contact: Angelika at ajarts@adam.com.au or 0400 019 531
Exhibition at the
Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Theatre Foyer
exhibition dates: 27 March to 20 April 2009
Click here to read Angelika Tyrone's biography
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