Qorban Ali Ajalli Vaseq is a master calligrapher, painter, poet and educator, noted for founding the "Gol Gasht" style of calligraphy, characterised by a dense and interlocking play of the Arabic script, a distinctive style now regularly used by Arab and Iranian calligraphers in artworks.
11 Facts About Ali Adjalli
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Ali Adjalli was born in Mianeh, Iran, on February 8,1939.
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Ali Adjalli was the son of Mohammed Ali, a Turkish calligraphy poet and a former pupil of calligrapher, Professor Seyed Hossein Mirkhani.
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Ali Adjalli's mother taught the Q'ran at Ferdowsi Elementary School and High School.
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Ali Adjalli attended the Ferdowsi Elementary School and Pahlavi Middle High School and graduated from the Iranian Razi High School in Tehran.
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Ali Adjalli received his initial arts education at Tehran's Lycee Francais, following that with a master's degree in Architectural Engineering from Tehran's College of Design in 1960.
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Shortly after completing his studies, Ali Adjalli developed a new style of calligraphy which he called Gol Gasht, characterised by dense, interlocking style of Arabic script intended for use in painting rather than manuscripts.
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Ali Adjalli's paintings are inspired by his interests in scripture, spiritual poetry and Islamic architecture.
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Ali Adjalli primarily uses acrylic on canvas an applies the medium in thick layers, painting and re-painting over each form until he achieves the desired look and feel.
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Ali Adjalli consciously uses colours selected from the Islamic palette.
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The bulk of his Ali Adjalli's work is held in private collections.