Jaime de Albarracin

Calligraphy artist from Lima, Peru. Participant of the project, dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of a great Georgian poet and writer Vazha Pshavela (2011).

Calligrapher, Engraver, Graphic Designer, Illustrator & Painter born in Lima 1944.

He devoted himself to the art of calligraphy. At the very beginning the book of Edward Johnston "Calligraphy, Illuminating and Lettering" was his main source of learning this beautiful art.

His graphic works are shown at the Venezuela Museums, and exhibited in and Mexica and Belgium.

In 2007 Jaime created the WebLog "Calligraphy in Peru" to promote the calligraphy art in Hispanic America. The source is considered as one of the best blogs on graphic design in Spanish language in the ranking 50 TOPBLOGS.

The full biography of the artist is included into the "History of the Design in Latin America and the Caribbean " book.

 

Calligraphy works by Jaime de Albarracin:

     

     

Size: 201/295 mm.

Vazha-Pshavela’s verse "The Eagle".
Translated from Georgian by Yolanda Marchev.

 

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