Signs for Sounds, an exhibition of contemporary letterforming and calligraphy is currently taking place at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery and will run until 14th August 2012.

Discover the shapes of words at the Signs for Sounds exhibtion which considers the impact of Letterform, an art that we are surrounded by everyday – from traditional calligraphy to hi-tech font design.

And the word was made stone by Tom Perkins

From the scratch of the quill curling across the page, to letters painstakingly chipped and carved from stone, Signs for Sounds looks at the ways that artists use the age-old shapes of letters to amplify the effect of words. This exhibition looks at the traditional skills of letterforming, along with how we use lettering in the modern world – with artists’ films of grafitti and virtual typography where visitors can experiment with Jason Edward Lewis’ virtual typography to re-shape poetry on touchscreen monitors.

New works have been commissioned for this exhibition. Julien Breton has made light calligraphy especially for Signs for Sounds. His pieces spanning traditional calligraphic techniques, photography and choreography.

Signs for Sounds will show you letters, writing and words in a new way – from Gary Breeze’s look at Roman abbreviations, spookily similar to the shortened txt spk of today, to the beauty of calligraphy drawn in light, Julien Breton’s work, or the confidence of it inked on skin – as in Ina Saltz’ piece.

Artists include: Phil Baines & Catherine Dixon, Bunny Bread, Gary Breeze, Julien Breton, Ewan Clayton, Tim Donaldson, Incisive Letterwork, Jason Edward Lewis , Brody Neuenschwander, Tom Perkins, Jeremy Tankard and Ina Saltz.

Signs for Sounds is a Harley Gallery touring exhibition curated by Jeremy Theophilus.

Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
Castle Wynd
Inverness
IV2 3EB
Tel: 01463 237114
Email: Inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com
Website: http://inverness.highland.museum/

Source: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery