Seattle, WA About Blog My art practice is rooted in the traditions of contemplative art, influenced greatly by my years as a student of
Asian calligraphy and my ongoing design career as a calligrapher and letterform artist.
Or when you take in Sam Middleton's Love Day, with its nods to the ebullience of midcentury abstract expressionism and the restraint of
Asian calligraphy.»
He denied that there was any reference to
Asian calligraphy in his work, but perhaps there was, and he just didn't realize it at the time.
Mark Tobey (1890 - 1976), known as the «Sage of Seattle,» was greatly influenced by
Asian calligraphy and Eastern religions, converting to the Baha'i faith, which stresses the equality and unity of mankind.
His style is influenced by both Medieval Latin manuscripts and traditional
Asian calligraphy.
Mark Tobey's creates structured compositions, inspired by
Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters.
Influenced by
Asian calligraphy and Los Angeles «Cholo» style of graffiti, Usugrow continued working with musicians, and started collaborating with skateboard and fashion brands.
The influence of traditional
Asian calligraphy can be seen in Motherwell's expressive brushstrokes as well as in the pared - back nature of his compositions.
Tobey's «white writing» period was directly influenced by
Asian calligraphy; then, ever restless, he moved on to sumi ink and black brushstrokes.
Pollock's paintings during this time were inspired by Navajo sand painting,
Asian calligraphy, and personal revelations stemming from four months of Jungian psychotherapy to treat his alcoholism.
His work incorporated art traditions ranging from Persian miniatures and Oriental rugs to African art and
Asian calligraphy.
His densely structured compositions, inspired by
Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, [1][2] although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters.
Seattle, WA About Blog My art practice is rooted in the traditions of contemplative art, influenced greatly by my years as a student of
Asian calligraphy and my ongoing design career as a calligrapher and letterform artist.
Not exact matches
Are the
Asian - American artists inspired by abstract expressionists, or are they drawn to the
Asian elements of the style, in turn appropriated from Chinese, Japanese and other non-western art and culture, from
calligraphy, Sung painting and Zen Buddhism, from John Cage and DT Suzuki, from the Gutai artists and Sung painting?
And Bolduc always created as he travelled, producing countless works on paper that show the influence of Persian miniatures, Central
Asian carpets, Chinese
calligraphy, and North African design.
As Corris perceptively puts it, «For Reinhardt, gesture grew out of cartooning,
calligraphy, and a study of
Asian art.»
Keith Pratt (painting and
calligraphy to 1949) is Emeritus Professor of East
Asian Studies at the University of Durham.
Deriving from the early, expatriate phase of Byars's career, his drawings in the NYU Art Collection reflect his interest in Japanese
calligraphy and contribute to the longstanding dialogue between American and
Asian traditions.
Every
Asian art auction at Skinner offers rare and valuable objects that are fresh to the market, including rare jade, fine
calligraphy, ancient ceramics, huanghuali furniture, contemporary Chinese paintings, and Korean, Indian and Japanese decorative arts.
Harvard Art Museum This encompasses three centres: the Fogg Art Museum, concentrating on Western Art of the Middle Ages to the present (notably early Renaissance, British pre-Raphaelite, 19th - century Impressionist and post-Impressionist works, and an important collection of Picasso's works); the Busch - Reisinger Museum, specializing in fine art from Central and Northern Europe (notably 20th century German Expressionist painters); and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, which focuses on ancient, Islamic and
Asian art (notably archaic Chinese jades and Japanese surimono, as well as drawings, paintings and
calligraphy from Iran, India, and Turkey, along with Greek and Roman sculpture).
Elsewhere in the exhibition, next to a black - and - white abstract
calligraphy ink painting by Hasegawa and an untitled piece by Robert Motherwell featuring an oil paint — splash «wave» cresting through the air,
Asian - American AbEx artist Satoru Abe presents The Idol (1958), an equally delicate copper and bronze skeletal monument.
With more than 45 illustrations, paintings, and sculptures, the show explores the ways
Asian - American and Hawaii practitioners shaped Abstract Expressionism with influences from Zen Buddhism to the gestural lyricism of Chinese and Japanese
calligraphy.
Her work combines diverse cultural influences, including
Asian landscape painting,
calligraphy, and imagery from Western popular culture.
Both hieroglyphics and the graceful tradition of ink
calligraphy inform his paintbrush while the angles and curves of his improvised alphabet echo the architecture of a mosque or
Asian temple.
Lee's expressive, contemporary ink work can be seen to have its historical roots in the
Asian traditions of sumi ink drawing and
calligraphy.
Her subdued colors and frequent changes in perspective, with their suggested landscape elements and gestures reminiscent of
calligraphy, create a balance between Western and East
Asian painting traditions without one outweighing the other.
Aiming to provoke a thought and emotion from his viewers, he has produced in a number of different styles: the 1960s were marked by monochrome single - panel paintings that featured accidental drips over the canvas; the works of the 1980s were obviously influenced by the
Asian culture, seeing
calligraphy becoming a part of his portfolio; by the 21st century, Marden has moved on to create paintings comprised of colorful, intertwining lines.
His works often recall Chinese
calligraphy but he himself denied
Asian influence.
The influences of Japanese woodblock prints, Anime, Chinese
calligraphy, and other
Asian art forms have impacted his cultural perspective and greatly influenced his unique style.
Inspired by the great respect that
calligraphy commands in
Asian cultures, Hanna explains that his motivation was to build a machine that could also do a variation of the water
calligraphy he witnessed being practiced in Beijing's parks: