"To nije jednostavno usvajanje znanja, nego promjena u biću." J.M.W.Turner Ono što najviše poštujem unutar sumi-e slikarstva je njegova priroda kontrasta, opozicije, vizualno-morfološke tenzije koja teče tijekom njegove primjene. Lako je uočiti vezu, nerazdruživu vezu, prema univerzalnom i osnovnom simbolizmu, najbolje izraženom u čuvenom Yin-Yang simbolu i njegovim varijantama iz drugih kultura: Davidove zvijezde Židova, sumerskog istokračnog križa i drugima. Ako razmišljamo na taj način, … [Read more...]
Sumi-e from the Perspective of a Traditional Academically-trained European Artist
"It is not mere aquisition of knowledge, but a change in being." J.M.W.Turner What I respect the most within sumi-e is its nature of contrast, of opposition, the visual - morphological tension that flows during application. It is easy to note the link, inherent link, to the universal and basic symbolism best expressed in the famous Ying-Yang symbol or its versions from other cultures; The Star of David, the Sumerian equal branch cross etc. If we think in that manner, every sumi-e painter is a … [Read more...]