OUGD601: The art of writing / Calligraphy and Graffiti

Calligraphic art takes graffiti and wall writing back to the roots of traditional penmanship.
Using a traditional style within a fairly recently established medium; the street, draws attention to the beauty side, engages people in different way than typical graffiti styles.

Chinese calligraphers practice the art form in local parks and pavements to improve and maintain their techniques. The act is almost a performance, using long brushes and moving their whole body to create the art. It is seen as a form of meditation, almost, in their culture.

http://chinese-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/02.Chinese%20Writing%20System/Chinese%20Writing%20and%20Calligraphy.pdf

Calligraphy // the art of writing beautifully
- a beautiful act in itself
- bringing beauty to create feelings of satisfaction and positivity
- art/design can bring positive feelings
- though a lot of street art is subversive and challenges social or cultural fields, the street can also be a place to create images that express beauty through abstracted typography and calligraphy

See development of calligraphic designs in my practical investigation

I've shown some examples of calligraphy mixed with graffiti in previous blog posts, though knowing the art of calligraphy as a masters subject brings the raw beautiful quality of handwriting to light.