An Eloquent Eye: Recent Works by Mohamed Zakariya

No other American artist in recent memory has drawn unto himself so large and varied a following from do wide a range of places as Mohamed Zakariya, whose life’s devotion has been the art of calligraphy. As a master, he is the first artist to spread in a broad way the news of the great Ottoman calligraphers who made their art into a celebration of beauty as well as devotion. For the last quarter century, Zakariya has been the great proponent of a new kind of calligraphy. He ardently believes that calligraphy, and art in the largest sense, are vital not only to professionals and students, but to everyone. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, allowing there to be more pages. This catalogue presents highlights of his work along with translations of his calligraphy.