Amin Abbas

Khawla for Art and Culture concluded two exclusive workshops for the Japanese artist and calligrapher Juichi Yoshikawa. The first workshop, which was held at the Khawla Art Gallery in Dubai Design District, witnessed the attendance of more than 34 participants, while the second workshop, which was held at Khawla for Art and Culture in Abu Dhabi, attracted more than 30 participants of talent, art lovers, specialists and students.

The workshops included a display of paintings by the Japanese calligrapher, through which he shed light on the stages of the development of Japanese calligraphy, starting from the ancient lines to the modern letters used today.

Khawla’s Chairwoman of Art and Culture, H.H. Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, who is the wife of H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser in the United Arab Emirates, indicated that the UAE has become a destination for global thinkers and creators, and is witnessing a growing cultural movement. Khawla for art and culture is keen to be an active and influential part.

In the process of cultural development witnessed by the state, and this is reflected in these workshops, which were organized with the aim of enhancing communication with artists and specialists in various cultural fields, with a focus on enhancing interest in the art of calligraphy, in addition to refining young talents and providing them with all new knowledge in the artistic and cultural arena, which contributes to the promotion of thought. Creativity for young people and rooting the rules for dealing with arts and cultures and understanding them in all their forms.

H.H. Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi explained that the art of calligraphy has played an important role throughout the ages in documenting science and bringing people together through knowledge and contributed to opening the door for cultural dialogue between peoples and civilizations and enhancing the communication of nations, pointing out that hosting these workshops comes within the framework of Khawla’s keenness for art and culture. To highlight the importance of handwritten text and to teach future generations the different methods of writing in several languages, in order to enhance multilingualism and intercultural understanding in the society in which we live. and civilization of Japan.

Born in 1943 Yoshikawa studied the calligraphy under Ueda Sokyu, Uno Sesson, Inamura Undo and Kawasaki Kazuteru. He has won many awards, including the Keisei Award and Grand Prix at the Mainichi Shodo Exhibition. Equipped with free-thinking and excellent planning ability, he has opened up an extensive world of expression. His activities are not limited to Japan. He has been acting energetically, performing from a helicopter on the Red Sand Desert in Dubai, a giant piece of calligraphy under the Eiffel Tower in Paris and a huge piece of calligraphy in front of more than 3,000 spectators in China’s Tiananmen Square etc.