Hebrew Calligraphy

Biography Michel D’anastasio - Jewish calligrapher

Michel D’Anastasio (1968) discovered the calligraphy for the first time in 1989. A year later he started to take lessons at DUCTUS - first French calligraphic association where he met famous calligraphy masters such as Claude Mediavilla, Jean Larcher and Kitty Sabatier who become his tutors. He got befriended with various styles of occidental calligraphy (English classic, chancellery and modern style writing) and discovers basics of Chinese art of writing too. In 1993 he discovered modern gestural style of writing -a very deliberate way of making calligraphy while taking lessons with Bernard Arin in Toulouse.  Between 1997 and 2003 he worked closely with Kitty Sabatier – during this period he confronts his knowledge with new utensils and materials.
The turning point in his artistic carrier is summer 2004.  Shortly after having discovered the fact his Maltese family origins come from Jewish background deep in history his voyage to Holy Land opens to him a way to the Hebrew letters. Ever since he has become one of two major specialists in modern Hebrew calligraphy in Europe. After some time he turns to more contemporary techniques – a photography;  he writes and takes pictures of his calligraphic works in the different light moods but not only he on his turn becomes a well-known teacher of  the beautiful art of calligraphy. Michel D’Anastasio is known worldwide mainly for his works with Hebrew letters he represents all around the globe from Japan via India and Russia to Canada.

website : http://www.script-sign.com

2013    Kurashiki-shi Exhibition - Japan

2012    Columbia University / Barnard’s Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life - New-York (USA)

2012    Jewish Community Center Soloway - Ottawa (Canada)

2012    Aliyah Arts Galerie - Montréal (Canada)

2012    Festival Sefarad - Montréal (Canada)

2012    IV International Exhibition of Calligraphy Moscow (Russia)

2012    Cultural Center - Ormesson (France)

2011    Liberec Synagogue - Liberec (Czech Republic)

2011    Calligraphy exhibition Fukuyama City Museum (Japan)

2011    Group exhibition « COULEURS ET MATIERES » - Paris (France)

2010    17th Storytelling Festival and calligraphy - University Library - Amiens (France)

2010    European Days of Jewish Culture of Lorraine -University Library - Metz (France)

2010    III International Exhibition of Calligraphy, Velikiy Novgorod (Russia)

2010    Tel-Aviv Accessible art - Gebo Art center, Tel-Aviv (Israel)

2010    Cultural Center Nicolas Peiresc - Toulon (France)

2010    Jerusalem Synagogue - Prague (Czech Republic)

2010    LIGHT, SOUND & CALLIGRAPHY - Grenoble (France)

2010    Israel Palestine “The peace as utopia” - Besançon (France)

2009    2nd International Exhibition for Calligraphy Moscow (Russia)

2009    Comptoir des écritures, Paris (France)

2009    Cultural Center - Ormesson (France)

2008    Callifest Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art -Mumbai (India)

2007    Gallery Art-&-Miss - Paris (France)

2006    Gallery Art-&-Miss - Paris (France)

2005    Saint James Cavalier Centre for creativity - Valetta (Malta)

2005    Ministry of Gozo Island - Gozo (Malta)

2004    Center Jean Monet - Paris (France)

2004    Gallery ART O NIVEO - Brugge (Belgium)