Mohsen Daeinabi, the Iranian calligrapher, poet & writer is born in 1973. Tehran.
He's got a BA in Graphics. He's been honored as a professional calligrapher by "Iranian Calligraphy Association".
For over 20 years of pursuing a professional career as an artist, Daeinabi has participated in 15 individual & 30 group exhibitions.
He's been a Typography instructor at Graphic Department of Tehran Azad University too.
Also he has published three collections of Poetry.
Ghobad Shiva who is one of the most famous & remarkable pioneers of graphic designs in Iran has said:
"Mohsen Daeinabi artistic attitudes are so innovative & have got a special personality. There are aesthetic principles in his artistic collections which make them so different & distinguished compared with thousands of similar works."
Daeinabi personal calligraphy & ZEN experiences has led him to a new discovery of artistic work " Sama "which means spiritual whirling. The Sama collection has a substructure of Persian art presenting minimal Modern Art.
Also its revelations are taken from RUMI's poems & thoughts.
It's good to know that, this is the 1st time someone does Zen Calligraphy in Iran.
Daeinabi believes that: True creativity is not the product of conscious efforts but rather the "phenomenon of life itself". True Creation arises from our inner core & that's the state of "no-mind", which lies beyond thoughts, emotions & expectations.
In Zen Calligraphy the hand of the artist can be seen in any work of art, the pliant hairs of the brush, and the life force of carbon that constitutes the ink & the spontaneity of the brushed letters work together to express the spirit of the calligrapher.
The calligraphy of Zen resonates with the energy of "no-mind" which is to encourage the mind towards enlightenment.
