Mohammed Ehsai's Modernist Explorations in Calligraphic Form and Content
by Hengameh Fouladvand

Artist/educator Mohammad Ehsai is one of the most renowned trendsetters in what is now called the art of calligraphic painting (Naghashi-khat) in the Middle East and specifically Iran. Rarely has the work of Mohammad Ehsai been discussed with an analytical eye or a refined method. Rather, his work has often been intellectually marginalized. By situating him in the modernization movement and culture of his time, this article intends to broaden the discourse both visually and from a theoretical point of view. Looking at Ehsai’s work as “a case study” for calligraphic art in Iran would probably satisfy many, but will be unmerited and lack sophistication.

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