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Abstract

Fundamental Qur'anic themes, including monotheism (tawhid), revelation and prophethood, the afterlife, justice, and knowledge, serve as the primary source of inspiration for the creation of contemporary Islamic calligraphic paintings. The rapid development of modernization and secularization has reduced the representation of Qur'anic spiritual values in contemporary society, creating the need for a visual medium capable of communicating these values through symbolic, reflective, and aesthetic expressions. This study aims to transform Qur'anic spirituality into contemporary Islamic calligraphic paintings, develop a creative process based on practice-based research, and produce artworks that integrate religious values with contemporary visual art approaches. The creation employed a practice-based research approach using Alma M. Hawkins' creative process, consisting of exploration, improvisation, and composition (realization). The exploration stage involved Qur'anic studies, literature review, visual observation, and spiritual reflection. Improvisation focused on developing sketches, visual symbols, colors, textures, and compositions, while the composition stage transformed these concepts into artworks using mixed media on canvas. The study produced six contemporary Islamic calligraphic paintings representing the themes of monotheism, revelation, the afterlife, justice, time, and knowledge through the integration of Arabic calligraphy, visual symbols, color, texture, and composition. The findings demonstrate that contemporary Islamic calligraphic painting can effectively transform Qur'anic spiritual values into a communicative, reflective, and contextually relevant visual language for contemporary society.

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