Nassar Mansour

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Nassar Mansour (

Nassar is best known for his serious academic research on Islamic Calligraphy and for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving Muhaqqaq (one of the six classical scripts الخطوط الستة) as a successful artistic medium for contemporary Islamic calligraphers. Nassar was the first Jordanian to obtain the traditional Ijaza in calligraphy from the Islamic world's premier master calligrapher, Hasan Çelebi, in 2003, Istanbul. In April 2018, he was awarded The Artistic Creativity Award for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving the Muhaqqaq script by the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF).

Biography

Nassar was born in

Nassar started his academic career straight after graduation as a lecturer (1988-1995) of

Nassar's calligraphy works reflect the content and the meaning of the words and text. His works are not limited to ink on paper, they extend to other media such as stone, ceramic, mosaic, glass, wood, metals and more.^{[citation needed]} Nassar's Art works are to be found at the permanent collections of world museums such as: The British Museum in London, The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow, The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman and in private collections around the world.^{[citation needed]}

Solo exhibitions references

• 2017 From the Heart to the Pen, Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, in collaboration with his pupil Sir Mark Allen, Calligraphy Museum, Sharjah.

• 2017 HUWA, Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, Tabari ArtSpace, Dubai.
• 2010 Curated the exhibition “The Ultimate Journey” at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts on the occasion of the celebration of al-Quds (Jerusalem) Capital of Arab Culture.
• 2007 “Muhaqqaq and More”, Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, The Prince's School of Traditional Arts Gallery, London.
• 2005 “Making of the Master”, the story of the Ijaza tradition in Islamic Calligraphy, curated by Nassar Mansour in corporation with Venetia Porter, The British Museum, London.
• 1998 Ahl al-Bayt, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman.^{[citation needed]}

Selected group exhibitions

• 2017 “The 9th Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition”, Dubai.
• 2016 “The Human Image: Masterpieces of figurative art from The British Museum”, London.
• 2015 “Islamic Art Now Contemporary Art of The Middle East“, LACMA Museum, LA.
• 2014 “Muhaqqaq Script”, The Dubai Arabic Calligraphy Centre, Dubai.
• 2013 “Words and Illumination”, Medina Municipality in cooperation with The British Museum, Madina.
• 2013 “Illumination: The Light of Tradition”, The Gallery at Linlithgow Burgh Halls Scotland.
• 2013 “The Ultimate Journey”, Knowledge Economic City, Madina.
• 2013 “Word”, Mandeville Exhibition Space, London.
• 2012 “The Ultimate Journey”, Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, Istanbul.
• 2012 “Beauty and Belief”, BYU Museum of Art, Utah.
• 2010 “The Ultimate Journey”, curated by Nassar Mansour in corporation with Layan Cultural Foundation, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman.
• 2010 “The Future of Tradition-The Tradition of Future”, 100 Years after the Exhibition "Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art" in Munich, Haus der Kunst, Munich.
• 2009 “The 1st International Calligraphy Exhibition”, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Moscow.
• 2008 “The 2nd International Calligraphy Exhibition”, Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg.
• 2008 “Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East” from the collections of The British Museum, Dubai Financial Centre, Dubai.
• 2006 “Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East” The British Museum, London.
• 2005 “A Building Tradition: The Work of The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts”, The National Building Museum, Washington, DC.
• 2004 “Arabic Script: Mightier than the Sword”, by the Islamic Arts Museum of KL and The British Museum, Kuala Lumpur.
• 2003 “Arabic Script: Mightier than the Sword”, from the collections of The British Museum, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Selected public artwork

• 2012 The Inscriptions of al-Risala Mosque, Amman.
• 2003 The Inscriptions of the Arab Army Martyrs Mausoleum, Irbid, Jordan.
• 2002 The Statue of ‘Ahl al-‘Azm, stone, Amman.
• 1998 The Statue of Amman, stone and mosaic, Amman.
• 1998 The Architectural Inscriptioens and Ornamentations of
  Al-Salt, Jordan
• 1996-1999 Designing the Calligraphy Inscriptions and Ornamentations of the Twelfth-Century Saladin's Pulpit (
  al-Aqsa Mosque/Jerusalem
  .
• 1995-2000 Designing the Calligraphy and Ornamentations of the Jordanian Currency, Coins and Banknotes, Central Bank of Jordan, Amman.^{[citation needed]}

Publications

Books

• Amshaq al-Khatt al-Muhaqqaq (أمشاق الخط المحقق), (in Arabic, English, Turkish and Persian), 2017, The Royal Hashemite Documentation Centre (RHDC), Amman.
• Flowers of Devotion, Asma-e-Rasool-e-Kareem, Painting and Calligraphy Devoted to the Prophet Mohammad, collaboration work with Neyyar Ehsan Rashid (in English, Arabic and Urdu), 2017, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Sacred Script; Muhaqqaq in Islamic Calligraphy, (in English), 2011, I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd, London, New York,.
• Al-Ijaza fi Fann al-Khatt al-‘Arabi, (in Arabic), 2000, Dar Majdalawi for Publishing and Distribution, Amman.

Chapters in books

• “Arabic Calligraphy”, Arts and Crafts of the Islamic Lands, ed. Khaled Azzam, (in English), 2013, Thames and Hudson, London, New York.
• “The Role of Muhaqqaq Script in Copying the Qur’anic Manuscripts”, (in Arabic), Research and Studies Dedicated to Muhammad ‘Adnan al-Bakhit on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday, ed. Mohammad A. Khuraisat, 2013, University of Jordan, Amman. pp. 371-420.
• “Arabic Calligraphy”, The Complete Guide To Calligraphy, (in English), 2006, CICO Books, London, New York, pp. 164-179.
• “The Tradition of Ijaza in Arabic Calligraphy”, (in Arabic), “Studies in the History of Damascus in Honour of Yusuf Ibish, ed. Muhammad ‘Adnan al-Bakhit, 2006, Al-Furqan Foundation for Islamic Heritage, London, pp. 359-416.

Academic articles

• Tawqi’ and Riqa’, Preliminary Observations, (in Arabic), 2018.
• Yaqut al-Musta’simi, Analytical Study of the Technical Characteristics of his Method in
  Rayhani Script, (in Arabic
  ), 2018, Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology.
• With others, The Inscriptions of King Abdullah I Mosque and their Relationship with the Place (in Arabic), 2013, Jordan Journal of Arts, 6/3, pp. 379-392.
• With others, Nasta'liq Script, Historic Roots and Artistic Characteristics (in Arabic), 2013, Jordan Journal of Arts, 6/1, pp. 259-278.
• With others, The Inscriptions of
  al-Aqsa Mosque Minbar (Pulpit), and its Historical and Artistic Significance (in Arabic
  ), 2013, Journal of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University.
• With others, Natural Stone in Jordan: Characteristics, Specifications and Importance in Interior Architecture (in English), American Journal of Scientific Research, 82, 2012, pp. 83–94.
• "A Unique Qur’an Manuscript Copied by Abdullah al-Sayrafi (d. after 746H/1345-6 AD); The Artistic Features of the Calligraphy of Abdullah al-Sayrafi: An Analytical Study” (in Arabic), Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology, 6/1, 2012, pp. 78–104.
• “ A Unique Arabic Manuscript Copied by Yaqut al-Nuri al-Mosuli (d. 618H/1221 AD); Analytical Study of the Artistic Features of Yaqut al- Musili’s Style in Calligraphy" (in Arabic), Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology, 2009, 3/3, pp. 1–32.

External links

• Kun I (Be) Black ink and gold leaf drawing on muraqqa paper, signed and dated in Arabic; calligraphic composition with the Arabic word كن (kun) in kufic script.
• Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
• http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=31440
• http://www.calligraphy-museum.com/en/participants/jo/Nassar_Mansour
• http://www.bagrifoundation.org/media/drnassarmansour/
• https://www.facebook.com/NassarM/
• https://www.tabariartspace.com/blogs/exhibitions/nassar-mansour
• http://royalasiaticsociety.org/tag/dr-nassar-mansour/
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IUXeXwIAAAAJ&hl=en
• https://www.bibalex.org/en/events/eventdetails?id=48756