Study of Aesthetic Aspects of Nastaliq Script in Computer-generated Writing with Emphasis on Three Types of Sensory, Reasonable, and Esoteric Aesthetics

Calligraphy is the manifestation of aesthetic beauty in the world of art which has recently crossed the traditional boundaries and has found its way into computer-generated writing. The present study examined the aesthetic aspects of traditional calligraphy in historical texts with an emphasis on three types of sensory, reasonable, and esoteric aesthetic. Thereafter, the traditional calligraphy was compared to computer-generated writing to find commonalities between traditional art and technological contexts. With an emphasis on Nastaliq script, the current research aimed to answer the following questions: How sensory, reasonable, and esoteric aesthetic can be manifested in Nastaliq script? On what commonalities are these aspects of aesthetic expressed in computer-generated writing?  For the purpose of the current research, the book titled “Beauty and Art in View of Islam” by Allameh Mohammad Taqi Ja'fari(1999) was used as the most useful and practical source of different opinions on aesthetics and its related concepts and questions.  This book categorizes the aspects of calligraphy into three types of aesthetics, including sensory, reasonable, and esoteric aesthetics. Sensory aesthetics derives from five senses and the general atmosphere of the artwork. Reasonable aesthetics is related to the form and the constituent elements of calligraphic work and esoteric aesthetics hinges on the content and theme of the script. Another source used in the current study was the book entitled "Truth and Beauty" written by Babak Ahmadi (2008) which deals with the philosophy of beauty and the origins of aesthetics from different perspectives.