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The Writing's on The WallGo to the Art Institute of Chicago, Anne Binder says, and you'll see a few illuminated manuscripts on display but no works by modern calligraphers.
She wants to see that change, to see people's perception of calligraphy move from viewing it as the media for wedding invitations to regarding it as an art form in its own right.
"It used to be fancy writing, but modern calligraphers have taken it beyond beautiful writing and have made it gestural marks," Binder says. "We have the choice; it can be legible, or not."
With the "Eyes on Calligraphy" exhibit on display at Glance Eyewear Gallery through Nov. 30, she has assembled a show designed to open local people's eyes to the range of media and content that contemporary calligraphers employ in their works.
Traditionally, Binder says, calligraphy has been defined as the art of beautiful writing, but in the hands of artists, it goes well beyond that in both intent and form. Calligraphic artists today include painters, sculptors, fiber artists, ceramic artists, photographers, jewelers and handmade bookmakers.
"When we send out the call for entries for exhibits, there will be some line in there that says there must be some element of calligraphic rendering," Binder says. "We don't even say lettering because the calligraphic element can be a gesture."
Binder chose Oct. 21 for the exhibit's opening recept
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