What is the Art of the Heart?
Pen-making and other such arts are not the only activity of a skilled person or craftsman and tool-maker in using a pen and hammer on a metal piece or container, but it is based on enthusiasm and other aspects of human distinction in using his meditation and work. be A smart and clever person who, with the essence of intelligence, makes a deep revelation in nature and creatures and rises to a struggle that causes the emergence and crystallization of a conscious passive movement in the name of creating a work of art, which is a mixture of innate unconscious joy in the gut and tools and Tools, materials and materials exist in the material world.
The concept of the word word
In order to know what the original art of penmanship is, better understand the meaning of the word. Calligraphy in the literal sense comes from decorating and carving patterns on metal objects, especially copper, gold, silver, and brass.
Or in simpler language, creating lines and patterns through a pen with a hammer blow on metal objects is called penning. On the other hand, according to archaeologists and art historians, copper is the first metal that was noticed by man in the art of metalworking and penmanship. The art of calligraphy is one of the fields of traditional arts of Iran, which can be classified in the category of artificial arts and metalwork.
Three genuine art styles
Three main styles have been considered in the art of calligraphy in Iran.
Shiraz style: this style of calligraphy art is mostly done on silver, after drawing on the work and cutting it in half, it begins to highlight and make the floor. It is called Shiraz school and it is unique to Shiraz.
Tabriz style: In Tabriz style, the movement and pressure of the wrist is used to move the pen and perform pen drawing.
Isfahan style: In Isfahani style, hammer strokes are used to move the pen and perform pen drawing. Pen writing in Isfahan is also in two separate styles, which are known as small pen and prominent pen writing. Embossed brushwork has deeper ridges and creates a three-dimensional state. This is how calligraphy is used in the construction of Shia imam shrines. For this reason, Tabriz pen is flat and shallow, but Isfahan pen is deeper. Isfahan has always been one of the important centers of calligraphy art in Iran, and currently the largest number of handicraft workshops in Isfahan are copper and brass calligraphy workshops, and the number of workers in this field is more than other fields.
What are the characteristics of a genuine motorcycle?
The cut parts should be reversed: in high-quality and high-quality painting works, the parts that have been cut are all reversed so as not to cause damage. It affects a lot.
Soldering on the work should be hidden and all over: Some containers are decorated with metal strips all over when they are placed on the edge of the work, if it is a quality work, they will solder the entire work from below
The work strip must be of the same material as the work and its edge has been turned over: if metal is soldered for the edge of the work and the strip around the work, that metal must be completely of the same material and quality as the work, and again for beauty and to prevent damage to its edge be returnable
Added pieces and parts must be welded: any part added to the work, such as the handle, sole, must be completely welded to the original work.
Welding and fully connecting the edges and bottom strips with work: For some penning bowls, they weld a strip all around the bottom. This strip must be completely welded and be completely tangent to the ground and not uneven.
Absence of indentation in the surface: There should not be any unreasonable indentation on the work surface.
Absence of unevenness in the edges of the work: if an edge has been placed or welded for the work, or the edge of the work has been returned, they must be completely smooth and perfect and have no dents.
The cube of the bowl and pitcher should be considered suitable.
The thickness of the cube strip should be the thickness of the bowl: the strip that is added to the work should be the same thickness as the desired bowl and dish. The same thickness of the work is effective on the beauty of the work.
Smoothness of the bottom of the pen trays: if the pen tray has a smooth surface and the place in contact with the ground is completely flat, and it is placed perfectly on the ground.
The painted plates should be placed exactly on the ground: if the painted plate should be completely straight and flat on the ground and there should be no unevenness in its bottom.
In case of electroplating, it must be uniformly electroplated: some works are electroplated with gold and silver, if this is done, the electroplated surface must be completely uniform and smooth.
The sameness of the strip and an added piece of the work itself: If a strip or a piece added to the work is of another kind, the difference in colors and materials is completely clear. So be sure to pay attention to this.
The traditionality of the roles used: original writings and the work of great masters have usually used traditional roles and these roles add to the originality and beauty of the work.
Pens are valuable if they have finer and more elaborate designs: the finer and more laborious the pen is, the more expensive and valuable the pen is, and one of the reasons for the price difference in pens is the amount of work done. It is on them.
Absence of holes on the work: In some cases, the pressure of the hammer on the pen may cause holes in the work.
Repetitions should be regular: if the desired design is created from the repetition of a role, the parts should be painted with the same procedure.
There should be no bitumen left on the surface or behind the work: after the work is finished, the object is polished more precisely and when the work is finished, bitumen is smoked to create black streaks on the work and no trace of bitumen should be seen on the surfaces.
