Sentences with phrase «traditional calligraphy»

The more tilted your angle, the more traditional your calligraphy looks.
He often works on the scale of the tatami mats that line the floors of Japanese homes, and Lawrence Smith, former Keeper of Japanese Antiquities at the British Museum, has noted the paintings» resemblance to traditional calligraphy.
She moved beyond traditional calligraphy towards an expressive, abstract style.
Combining traditional calligraphy with graffiti, the young art form comes to Germany with a mission.
Traditional calligraphy and symbols infuse the work of Qatari artist Yousef Ahmad, who distills Arabic letters into abstract shapes, while Syrian artist Khaled Al - Saa «i draws on Sufi philosophy, painting words into spacious landscapes.»
This lyrical tale swirls back through Chinese history to imagine the life of Wu Daozi, a painter who broke free from traditional calligraphy, bringing spirit and motion to Chinese art.
Inspired by traditional calligraphy, our latest liner makes cat eyes effortless even for liquid liner novices.

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Masteringthe writing of characters has the additionalbenefit of opening a window on the world ofChinese calligraphy, regarded as one of thehighest art forms, traditional or modern.
During my stay in Iwate I participated in a traditional tea ceremony, practiced Zen meditation, tried my hand at origami and calligraphy, and came in third in a wanko soba noodle eating competition the object of which was to eat as many plates of buckwheat noodles in 30 minutes as you can.
Look closer and you might even notice that Jeep's design details on the Urbane Concept carries a lot of Chinese elements that include old - school calligraphy and traditional Chinese windows.
The cabin uses many cues inspired by traditional Japanese design, from calligraphy brushes to Andon lamps.
Storefronts are flanked with hanging calligraphy paintbrushes and have Korean traditional paper (hanji) and the Korean traditional dress (hanbok) for observation or purchase.
Today's daily travel photo is of a Vietnamese man dressed in traditional silk attire perfecting his craft of calligraphy in Ho Chi Minh City,...
A game which stretches the elastic boundaries of the medium by transposing the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy into the world of video games and blending it seamlessly with pop cultural elements.
Sumptuous color plates showcase a dazzling array of achievements — including Shanghai School paintings, modern calligraphy, commercial art, 1920s and 1930s woodblock prints, modern guohua (traditional ink and color paintings), socialist realist paintings and other contemporary works.
In the 1980s, he left the region to study traditional painting and calligraphy at the Shandong University of Art and Design and in the mid-1990s moved to Berlin, where he was asked to curate a show to promote cultural exchange between the two countries and then teach at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Influenced by Western modernism, the artists address Eastern culture, philosophy and tradition on subjects like ch» i (energy flow), ink calligraphy, huxi (breathing, or to breathe), and traditional window frames.
Emptied of preconceptions and ascribed meaning, Ding's aspiration to simplicity is almost akin to entering a meditative state, a conscious turning away from reality that is not unlike the metaphysical practice of Chinese calligraphy or traditional craftsmanship.
In addition is a new all - media Members Show, and also featured is the art of Parvaneh Limbert, who grew up in Iran and whose work is steeped in that country's traditional arts: carpet weaving, ceramics, calligraphy, and miniature painting.
In addition to exploring the symbolic and formal potential of traditional Arabic calligraphy, he incorporated the Africanized arabesque script used by his father for transcribing verses of the Qu» ran, as well as the traditional crafts and ornamentation found in his homeland.
The vivid red is actually a traditional ink pigment, bright as cinnabar and called zhusha, dissolved in water and stained into the white gauze, on which the artist has inscribed, in black calligraphy, fragments of a diary.
His bold brushstrokes lyrically combine the gestural impulses of action painting with the tradition of Chinese calligraphy painting and the artist often playfully pairs the traditional medium of ink with alternative materials such as coffee, tea and oil paint.
After training in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, and studying briefly at the University of British Columbia, Tseng moved to Paris in 1974 to attend the prestigious École Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques (the successor of the Académie Julian), where he began to study photography as art.
BLACK AND WHITE: JAPANESE MODERN ART The austere aesthetic of traditional Zen ink painting intersects with the influence of Western modernists in a grouping of avant - garde Japanese works centered on Inoue Yuichi's large calligraphy of a character meaning «filial piety.»
Classic miniature painting and Persian calligraphy were raw materials for a number of artists who, with a mixture of reverence and irreverence, transformed traditional, elegant letters into nonsensical writing.
MUNBANGSAU: FRIENDS OF THE SCHOLAR Apr 24 - May 26, 2018 Private view Wed May 23 6 pm - 8 pm «Munbangsau: Friends of the Scholar» exhibition is on view from 24 April to 26 May 2018, featuring performances, workshops and talks by numerous Korean master craftsmen, as well as display of various tools used by the scholars for calligraphy and painting, and a reconstruction of a traditional Korean scholar's room of the Choson period.
Skilled as a calligrapher, Huang's paintings take a contemporary literati position, working from the traditional concept that painting and calligraphy stem from the same source.
Though he's best known for his large - scale paintings with deliberately distressed surfaces depicting traditional clay jars covered with Farsi calligraphy, Moshiri's «Candy Store» paintings are saturated with color and layers of iconography.
eL Seed is an artist whose work incorporates elements of graffiti and traditional Arabic calligraphy.
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.
Nasser's concepts venture far outside calligraphy's traditional box of contents.
it's slightly different I would say because a lot of these artists are Nisei so they're raised in these traditional Japanese households, and they're learning about tea ceremony and calligraphy
Traditional fine arts such as miniature painting and calligraphy boast established associations in Kabul, Herart, and Mazaar, and other parts of the country.
In his works, Lan successfully transmits traditional Chinese calligraphy's freehand strokes into the structure and expression of modern painting, resulting in an abstract language that marries the traditional and contemporary, simultaneously capturing the Chinese mind but appealing to the Western thought as well.
Van Chu's photographic artworks carry the spirit of traditional Chinese painting but combined with the use of modern technology, acrylic, water and calligraphy ink, they depict a portrait of the artist himself as an outsider on the American shore.
In 1984, she went to the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing, China, to study traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.
Some of the paintings shown in this volume provide insight into China's current cultural, social, and political climate while drawing on methods and styles of traditional Chinese art — delicate and intricate ink painting, calligraphy, etc..
It includes a lavish display of calligraphy works, traditional Chinese ink and wash paintings, oil paintings, Chinese seal engravings with diverse themes, forms and styles.
Striking a delicate balance between contemporary abstract design, calligraphy and traditional graffiti letterform, JURNE's artwork is a seamless combination of timeless and modern.
French — Tunisian elSeed brings a fresh take on the Arabic calligraphy, while Usugrow combines the traditional Japanese writing art and rock n» roll culture.
But, calligraphy is older, different, traditional and philosophical.
His style is influenced by both Medieval Latin manuscripts and traditional Asian calligraphy.
Solo Exhibition: Freda Lee - McCann Spirit of the Mountain August 16, 2016 September Events August 31 — September 24, 2016 Traditional Chinese landscapes have been modified here in a new dimension with integrating calligraphy and small thumbnails.
He transforms handpainted lettering into wood sculptures and wood collages on canvas through an elaborate production process including calligraphy, 3D - modeling, digital fabrication, and traditional wood finishing techniques.
To pursue his artistic vision Li had to leave Taiwan: engaging with the practices of western artists in both Italy and England, he developed a unique style combining traditional Chinese calligraphy with abstraction.
It is a nod to antiquity, inspired by the artist's longtime study of traditional Chinese calligraphy.
Its lightbox sculptures formally recall traditional Persian calligraphy, but, instead of famous verses of poetry, they reference well - known phrases that comment on the social role of art.
Much favoured by the Dansaekhwa artists, for centuries it has been used not only for painting, crafts and calligraphy but also for clothing and shoes and as a replacement for glass in the windows and doors of traditional houses.
Like Tian Wei, Golnaz Fathi one of only a tiny handful of women trained to the highest level in Persian calligraphy, pushes the boundaries of legibility and intelligibility in her work through the amalgamation of traditional and contemporary practices.
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