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He is considered to be one of the most accomplished contemporary Arab calligraphers today.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 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u062a\u0629) 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 \u00c7elebi, in 2003, Istanbul. In April 2018, he was awarded The Artistic Creativity Award for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving Muhaqqaq script by the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBiography[edit]Academic and artistic career[edit]Artworks and exhibitions[edit]Solo exhibitions references[edit]Selected group exhibitions[edit]Selected public artwork[edit]Artwork quotes[edit]Publications[edit]Books[edit]Chapters in books[edit]Academic articles[edit]External links[edit]Biography[edit]Nassar was born in Amman, Jordan. He is the youngest son of the well-known Jordanian-Palestinian poet Muhammad Mansour Abu Mansour (1913-2000). His family came originally from Joureesh (\u062c\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0634), Nablus in Palestine, but Nassar has lived his entire life in Amman. He obtained his BA in Islamic studies, economics and statistics from the University of Jordan in 1988. Later in 1997, he graduated with an MA degree in Islamic Arts specializing in Islamic Calligraphy from Al al-Bayt University in Jordan. In 2007, Nassar was awarded a PhD in the Art of Islamic Calligraphy from the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts (PSTA), London.Academic and artistic career[edit]  Nassar started his academic career straight after graduation as a lecturer (1988-1995) of Arabic Calligraphy at the Faculty of Education and the Language Centre at the University of Jordan. In 1998, he became a member of Al-Balqa` Applied University in Jordan where he contributed to the setting up of the Institute of Traditional Islamic Arts in 1998. This institute was responsible for the reconstruction of the twelfth-century Saladin’s pulpit (minbar) (\u0645\u0646\u0628\u0631 \u0635\u0644\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646) which was later in 2006 installed in its original place at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Nassar was mainly in charge of redrawing and designing the entire inscriptions and ornamentation of the Minbar. Nassar lectured at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts from 2002 to 2007 when he was working on his PhD. Nassar currently is the professor of Islamic Calligraphy and Qur\u2019anic manuscripts at the department of Islamic Arts, at the College of Islamic Arts and Architecture, W.I.S.E University, Jordan, and a researcher in The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA), Cambridge, project of cataloguing the Mamluk and Ilkhanid Qur\u2019an manuscripts at Dar el-Kotob in Cairo.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Artworks and exhibitions[edit]  Kun, 2003, permanent collection at The British Museum, London.Nassar’s calligraphy works reflect the content and the meaning of the words and text, a style he has developed over the last 20 years of practice and research. His artworks demonstrate beauty and simplicity. His works are not limited to ink on paper, they extend to other media such as stone, ceramic, mosaic, glass, wood, metals and more.Nassar’s Art works are to be found at the permanent collections of many 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 many private collections around the world.  He has participated in numerous calligraphy conferences, workshops and exhibitions in the Middle East, Europe, USA, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Malaysia, Iran, Russia and Japan.Solo exhibitions references[edit]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 \u201cThe Ultimate Journey\u201d at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts on the occasion of the celebration of al-Quds (Jerusalem) Capital of Arab Culture.2007 \u201cMuhaqqaq and More\u201d, Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Gallery, London.2005 \u201cMaking of the Master\u201d, 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.Selected group exhibitions[edit]2017 \u201cThe 9th Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition\u201d, Dubai.2016 \u201cThe Human Image: Masterpieces of figurative art from The British Museum\u201d, London.2015 \u201cIslamic Art Now Contemporary Art of The Middle East\u201c, LACMA Museum, LA.2014 \u201cMuhaqqaq Script\u201d, The Dubai Arabic Calligraphy Centre, Dubai.2013 \u201cWords and Illumination\u201d, Medina Municipality in cooperation with The British Museum, Madina.2013 \u201cIllumination: The Light of Tradition\u201d, The Gallery at Linlithgow Burgh Halls Scotland.2013 \u201cThe Ultimate Journey\u201d, Knowledge Economic City, Madina.2013 \u201cWord\u201d, Mandeville Exhibition Space, London.2012 \u201cThe Ultimate Journey\u201d, Dolmabah\u00e7e Art Gallery, Istanbul.2012 \u201cBeauty and Belief\u201d, BYU Museum of Art, Utah.2010 \u201cThe Ultimate Journey\u201d, curated by Nassar Mansour in corporation with Layan Cultural Foundation, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman.2010 \u201cThe Future of Tradition-The Tradition of Future\u201d, 100 Years after the Exhibition “Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art” in Munich, Haus der Kunst, Munich.2009 \u201cThe 1st International Calligraphy Exhibition\u201d, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Moscow.2008 \u201cThe 2nd International Calligraphy Exhibition\u201d, Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg.2008 \u201cWord into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East\u201d from the collections of The British Museum, Dubai Financial Centre, Dubai.2006 \u201cWord into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East\u201d The British Museum, London.2005 \u201cA Building Tradition: The Work of The Prince\u2019s School of Traditional Arts\u201d, The National Building Museum, Washington, DC.2004 \u201cArabic Script: Mightier than the Sword\u201d, by the Islamic Arts Museum of KL and The British Museum, Kuala Lumpur.2003 \u201cArabic Script: Mightier than the Sword\u201d, from the collections of The British Museum, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Australia.Selected public artwork[edit]2012 The Inscriptions of al-Risala Mosque, Amman.2003 The Inscriptions of the Arab Army Martyrs Mausoleum, Irbid, Jordan.2002 The Statue of \u2018Ahl al-\u2018Azm, stone, Amman.1998 The Statue of Amman, stone and mosaic, Amman.1998 The Architectural Inscriptioens and Ornamentations of al–Balqa\u2019 Applied University Gate, Al-Salt, Jordan1996–1999 Designing the Calligraphy Inscriptions and Ornamentations of the Twelfth-Century Saladin’s Pulpit (minbar), al-Aqsa Mosque\/Jerusalem.1995–2000 Designing the Calligraphy and Ornamentations of the Jordanian Currency, Coins and Banknotes, Central Bank of Jordan, Amman.Artwork quotes[edit]\u201cIf you come from a tradition that has renounced representation in religious context, such as Islam (there are no image in the Koran or in mosque), how do you-how can you-shape that thinking through Art? Nassar Mansour’s Kun shows exactly the same moment of creation as represented in Michelangelo, but graphically. The Qur\u2019an describes the moment of creation as \u201cHe said to him, \u2018Be!\u2019 and it was.\u201d The artist, instead of showing the event, shows us the Word of the Arabic script itself; Kun is the Arabic for \u201cbe\u201d. The creation of humanity. The continuing word. A totally different way of imagining ourselves. Neil MacGregor, Director of The British Museum (2002 to 2015).\u201cMansour is a khattat, a calligrapher who not only writes the basmala well but who “has dedicated his life to the service of beautiful writing, the essence of the meaning of the word calligraphy”, according to Venetia Porter, Assistant Keeper (Curator), Islamic and Contemporary Middle East Department, The British Museum.Sir Mark Allen wrote: “Mansour is notable for the mission we see in his art and his writing to give new life to the venerable Muhaqqaq script, one of the six classical scripts of Arabic calligraphy\u201d.\u201cI studied calligraphy for a few months with Nassar Mansour, a Jordanian artist, a very serious and exacting teacher. I was only able to study erratically, but it gave me neuromas admiration for these artists and the traditions in which they work\u201d. Vikram Seth, Trustee of The British Museum.\u201cKun is an extraordinarily elegant and powerful graphic work, and obviously very much part of the Arabic tradition of calligraphy which goes back 1,500 years or so. But you do not have to be able to read Arabic to enjoy it \u2013this is just a beautiful abstract design. The fact that it is a wird adds a punch\u201d. David Barrie, Director, The Art Fund UK.Publications[edit]  Amshaq al-Khatt al-Muhaqqaq bookBooks[edit]Amshaq al-Khatt al-Muhaqqaq  (\u0623\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0642\u0642), (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-\u2018Arabi, (in Arabic), 2000, Dar Majdalawi for Publishing and Distribution, Amman.Chapters in books[edit]\u201cArabic Calligraphy\u201d, Arts and Crafts of the Islamic Lands, ed. Khaled Azzam, (in English), 2013, Thames and Hudson, London, New York.\u201cThe Role of Muhaqqaq Script in Copying the Qur\u2019anic Manuscripts\u201d, (in Arabic), Research and Studies Dedicated to Muhammad \u2018Adnan al-Bakhit on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday, ed. Mohammad A. Khuraisat, 2013, University of Jordan, Amman. pp. 371-420.\u201cArabic Calligraphy\u201d, The Complete Guide To Calligraphy, (in English), 2006, CICO Books, London, New York, pp. 164-179.\u201cThe Tradition of Ijaza in Arabic Calligraphy\u201d, (in Arabic), \u201cStudies in the History of Damascus in Honour of Yusuf Ibish, ed. Muhammad \u2018Adnan al-Bakhit, 2006, Al-Furqan Foundation for Islamic Heritage, London, pp. 359-416.Academic articles[edit]Tawqi\u2019 and Riqa\u2019, Preliminary Observations, (in Arabic), 2018.Yaqut al-Musta\u2019simi, 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.\u00a083\u201394.“A Unique Qur\u2019an 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\u201d (in Arabic), Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology, 6\/1, 2012, pp.\u00a078\u2013104.\u201c 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\u2019s Style in Calligraphy” (in Arabic), Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology, 2009, 3\/3, pp.\u00a01\u201332.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/nassar-mansour-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Nassar Mansour – Wikipedia"}}]}]