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hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
The Twilight Beauty (Yūgao), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 4 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/199737
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
marieclaire.bsky.social
Chinese calligraphy n afternoon tea in Oxford 🙂‍↕️
"Autumn Feelings Before 1980 Wucius Wong (b. 1936) This painting by Wucius Wong might appear abstract. In fact, the expressive brushstrokes form the words autumn feelings'. The use of calligraphic writing to express personality and emotion has long been a part of the Chinese painting tradition. It is calligraphy's function as bridge between the painterly brushstroke and poetic word that makes the 'three perfections' tradition possible Ink, colour and leaves on paper" Colourful velvet chairs chairs and couches in a room with high Georgian ceilings, framed paintings, striped wallpaper and a view of the Ashmolean across the street
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
marinapanetta.bsky.social
Não vejo a hora de acabar o expediente pra ver Bridgerton. Fiz uma ilustra pra comemorar a temporada nova.
Illustration of Penelope Featherington sitting in a desk and writing with a quill. We see her back and in front of her on the table there’s a mirror showing her face on the reflection. Framing the scene, on top, a calligraphic text says her characteristic phrase: “dearest gentle reader”. On both sides there are soft pink ribbons and at the bottom her signature says: “yours trully, Lady Whistledown.” The illustration is all in shades os light brown and pink.
January 29, 2026 at 9:11 PM
thoeni.bsky.social
#photography
#Art
#urban

I like to take pictures from the street. This plant was growing up the side of a building & is now skeletal because of the winter. I think it has really beautiful motion.

"One should not only photograph things for what they are, but for what else they are."
—Minor White
A minimalist black and white abstract photograph. The subject is a vertical, calligraphic silhouette of tangled branches, processed to resemble a sharp charcoal drawing or Sumi-e ink painting. All context of the natural world is stripped away, leaving the dark, skeletal forms to float in a brilliant, pure white void. The composition emphasizes the raw energy of the line and the tension between the organic subject and the artificial, high-contrast space.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
gwenonbass.bsky.social
There are 1.5 pairs of earrings made from upcycled calligraphic pen nibs somewhere around here.
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
bricemarden.bsky.social
Etching from "Etchings to Rexroth" https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/115041
This etching from the "Etchings to Rexroth" series by Brice Marden features abstract, calligraphic line work against a stark, monochrome background, showcasing Marden’s exploration of form and gesture. Created as a tribute to the poet Kenneth Rexroth, the piece incorporates elements of Taoism and Eastern aesthetics through its fluid yet structured composition.
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
The Typhoon (Nowaki), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 28 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/199878
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 1 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/200254
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 29, 2026 at 9:27 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Thanks for the tag. I'm Aaron and I focus on non-eurocentric fantasy. I'm mostly focused on my own world of #Ha-Nahn right now!
Nature’s Aegis An image of a Black non-binary person in a rainforest environment. They are a mage and the painting is done primarily in a green pallet. They’re channeling nature magic into a protective cloak that trails away from her shoulders and arcs gracefully across the page. They look over their shoulder at it serenely and is seen from a slightly raised angle. Small calligraphic symbols can be seen throughout the image. Ha-Nahn: Ponder An image of an old mage with a head wrap with closed eyes and thinking. His head is flagged by bronze rings and the background is a field of stars representing him thinking of infinite possibilities. Within the circles, the symbol for story magic floats in space. Mwindaji, Remnant Leader Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie yellow orange night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. Sun Titan An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns.
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 AM
liday0991.bsky.social
[01-28-2026] Winged Wednesday
#qp #digitalart #portrait #portraiture #illustration
#qp #aiart #AIイラスト #digitalart #generativeai #generativeart #promptart #art #aiartwork #aiillustration #aiportrait #aiportraiture #aiartcommunity #aicommunity angel stand on a jagged summit above rolling cloud banks. wields a radiant spear etched with runic motifs. Warm, vintage-film gold tones bathe the scene, while high-contrast solarized highlights add drama. Painterly detailing mixes retro-futurist architecture with medieval ornament, and subtle calligraphic patterns weave through the clouds. Wide-angle, cinematic composition suggests weightless suspension and epic scale.
January 28, 2026 at 10:18 PM
liday0991.bsky.social
[01-28-2026] Winged Wednesday
#qp #digitalart #portrait #portraiture #illustration
#qp #aiart #AIイラスト #digitalart #generativeai #generativeart #promptart #art #aiartwork #aiillustration #aiportrait #aiportraiture #aiartcommunity #aicommunity angel stand on a jagged summit above rolling cloud banks. wields a radiant spear etched with runic motifs. Warm, vintage-film gold tones bathe the scene, while high-contrast solarized highlights add drama. Painterly detailing mixes retro-futurist architecture with medieval ornament, and subtle calligraphic patterns weave through the clouds. Wide-angle, cinematic composition suggests weightless suspension and epic scale.
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
aesthetic.northsky.social
You can be an honorary daughter of the Neapolitan Revolution if you’d like to join my failed feudal dynasty
Alt Text: A framed, hand-painted heraldic document for the "Muscari" family featuring a coat of arms and a historical summary in Italian calligraphy. Visual Description: The top center features a coat of arms: a blue shield displaying a silver, three-tiered tower resting on a green mound. Above the shield is a silver helmet in profile, surmounted by a coronet decorated with pearls. Blue and pink floral mantling flourishes from the sides of the helmet. Below the shield, the name "MUSCARI" is written in large, stylized red letters with gold outlining on a blue-tinted scroll. To the right of the shield is a faint, circular embossed stamp. Text Content: The lower half contains a block of black calligraphic text in Italian. Translated into English, it reads: "A patrician and feudal family, originally from the land of Scigliano in Calabria. Having distinguished itself with high offices of magistracy and eminent military ranks, it became a land-owning and titled family and was aggregated into the patriciate of the city of Salerno. It took the habit of Malta [joined the Order of Malta] in 1398 and is found inscribed in the Register of the Closed Squares of the Kingdom of Naples. In the Church of Santa Maria la Nova in Naples, there are memorials of this family, specifically regarding the persons of Geronimo Antonio and Giovan Battista. One Carlo Muscari mounted the scaffold in Naples, along with many other martyrs, to redeem the fatherland from the Bourbons. It bears for arms a silver tower of three floors, planted on a green countryside, on a background of azure. — G. B. Crollalanza pag. 99"
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/215661
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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CA Winner: Production Type. “Ciel”
Ciel Initials explores the ornamental side of calligraphic capitals, shifting from text read to text seen. Each letter becomes a meaningful image, attracting attention individually and in composition, offering visual impact beyond words. https://ow.ly/sAlu50XT4QW
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
c4a8e4.bsky.social
definitely looks like theyre giving them a more calligraphic/script form rather than loose, blotchy ink.

i do think its kinda interesting to consider if its given that shape over time as a mage gets more experienced (even if its just a different visual approach without canon explanation)
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
Spring Shoots I (Wakana: jō), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 34 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/199949
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
The Fireflies (Hotaru), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 25 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/199893
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
typographybriefly.bsky.social
Gieo Text reinvigorates the classic humanist serif with calligraphic stroke modulation, asymmetrical serifs, rightward motion, modern italics, and Vietnamese language support.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:55 AM
arthistory.bsky.social
Franz Kline, Figure 8, 1952, oil on canvas. Anderson Collection, Stanford University
Black and white gestural abstract expressionism painting with black marks making a calligraphic character on a mostly white mottled ground
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
baelyan.bsky.social
I'm not sure a t-shirt with "She's Allowed" painted on it in calligraphic letters qualifies, unless it's signed by a duly appointed official.
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
literaturegeek.bsky.social
This was a needed exhibit, in place for over 15 years. Removed this past month. It included Oney Judge's story, a woman enslaved (& stalked after escape) by President George Washington. (Image = exhibit art panel; photo taken by William Fischer, Jr., 2017)
Photo of a former National Park Service exhibit panel, a gorgeous large square in a watercolor and pen style of Oney Judge, a young Black seamstress in the late 1700s, with a harbor and ships in the background. The title is "I am free now" in a calligraphic script, followed by two paragraphs of information: "Oney Judge's strong desire for freedom drove the 22-year-old enslaved seamstress to flee the President's House on May 21, 1796. With the help of friends of African descent, she found passage to New Hampshire, where she married, raised a family, and lived to old age. "Whilst they were packing up to go to Virginia, I was packing to go, I didn't know where; for I knew that if I went back to Virginia, I should never get my liberty. I had friends among the colored people of Philadelphia, had my things carried there beforehand, and left Washington's house while they were eating dinner."
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
ottomanhistory.bsky.social
✒️ A Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1896 “Every word of the son of Adam is against him, not for him, except for enjoining good, forbidding evil, or the remembrance of God.”
✒️ Mehmed Şefîk Seyfî Efendi
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
bm-contemporary.bsky.social
Print from "Etchings to Rexroth" https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/115051
This artwork, a part of Brice Marden's "Etchings to Rexroth," showcases his signature exploration of calligraphic gestures and abstract forms. Marden, known for his minimalist style and innovative use of line and texture, often draws inspiration from poetry and nature.
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
hamcalligraphy.bsky.social
The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 14 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/200256
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
italian-gramsci.bsky.social
…exclusively on-a da calligraphic form of-a da single letters; or to be able to break down phrases into "abstract" words and-a den words into characters, and rapidly select-a da pieces of-a lead in-a da cases; or to be able to break down not single words but groups of-a words,…
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM