CREATED TO CREATE
SARAWAK TRIBUNE
15 September 2022
Calligraphy and graffiti are two different types of art. Each poised with their distinct identities and characteristics. However, behind Letterhythm, Dhiya Roslan’s work produced some of the most unique masterpieces.
The value of art lies beyond the abstracts and colours of one masterpiece. Though it appears simple and easy, the skills used were perfected over many years of experience with the art.
Sharing further, calligraphy artist Dhiya Roslan said that art should not be measured by how easy or difficult the work is.
“The value comes when you realise that the five minutes of labour is the result of five years of learning, experimenting, practising, sweat and tears, and ups and downs along the way to today,” he said.
SHOWCASING INNOVATION THROUGH ART & TECHNOLOGY
SARAWAK TRIBUNE
15 October 2024
KUCHING: The Digital Arts Festival, introduced at the 2024 International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS 2024), symbolises the harmonious blend of art and technology, presenting a pioneering innovation exhibition.
The festival, spearheaded by the Sarawak State Government in conjunction with the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC), Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), and SAINS at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), is set to debut on Wednesday (Oct 16).
As per a press release, this collaborative endeavour is led by HAUS KCH and Seni Kita, with the backing of creative entities like Filamen, Zass Puravida, Odd Job Co, Carya Kolektif, NWHR, and UGM.MY.
Dr Khairul Hafiz Sharkawi, Lead Secretariat of IDECS 2024, conveyed his enthusiasm, emphasizing the festival’s role in underlining the significance of creative innovation in shaping the future of the digital economy.
NFTs in M’sia this week: Upcoming blockchain fest supported by a Kuching-based NFT platform
15 Apr 2022
First NFT exhibition in Kuching and an upcoming fest in KL
The world of NFTs proves to be well and thriving in East Malaysia. Just last week, from April 8 to 10, an NFT exhibition was hosted in Kuching by NFTSWK.
Held in Think & Tink, both physical and digital artwork were on display. Two concepts played hand-in-hand during this event: “Duality in Arts” and “Unite in Arts”. While the duality portion showed how there are two contrasting worlds of art today, the unity portion showed coexistence, whereby no art is inferior.
Artists featured include Letterhythm, Kelvin Chan Photography, MOAI LAbS, and more. An NFT-related mobile game by Rez Studios called Flow was also showcased. Although it’s still in its development stage, the game aims to promote mindfulness.
HITZ SBH & SWK | Borneo Talent | Letterhythm
Podcast
Listen to Asyilah’s chat with Dhiya Roslan aka Letterhythm, Kuching born graffiti and calligraphy artist on how he started out, to his artwork entering the NFT scene and why he thinks doing so would be better for artists out there!
YOUNG KUCHING CREATIVES REDEFINE EXPRESSION
SARAWAK TRIBUNE
15 April 2025
By day, Dhiya Roslan designs brands.
By night, he transforms into Letterhythm, a calligrapher resurrecting forgotten scripts and alphabets.
His art is a hybrid of graffiti and calligraphy known as calligraffiti.
“Calligraffiti is my way of blending the old with the now,”
“I study Latin, Arabic, Jawi, even ancient Dunging script, and I let them dance together on the same wall,” he said.
Letterhythm’s mission is clear, which is to bridge cultures through letters.
“One letter can carry a language, a memory, and people,”
Through art, I hope to show how we’re more connected than we think,” he added.
Dhiya offers a quiet encouragement to artists everywhere.
“Not everyone will love your work. But someone will see it, truly see it, and that’s enough.”
Together, these artists represent a generation unafraid to explore vulnerability, culture, and identity through their work.
Whether on a wall, a screen, or a canvas, they’re proving that art in Malaysia is evolving.