We have been publishing Beyond-Calligraphy for some time now, and we have made many good friends and received many interesting requests. Some requests are easy, others are interesting, and then there are some that just keep don’t make sense to the team. This one is asked frequently. “Can you please translate my name from English to Japanese?” We always reply with the same answer which is “yes” we can (don’t worry, we are not running for office), but can you please give more details … [Read more...]
Calligraphy works: 龍 (りゅう, ryū), i.e.”dragon”
龍 (りゅう, ryū), i.e.”dragon”. The treasures used were a soft mountain goat brush (羊毛筆) with a long and thin bristle accompanied by thick but dry ink, which helped to create dry strokes emphasising movement. Slightly and gently crumpling the paper resulted in more dramatic feeling to the line. Choosing to hold the brush at the end of its axis increased the brush tip’s unpredictable mobility to a certain extent. Overall, the style could be classified as modern semi-cursive script (現代書道). Size: … [Read more...]
彷徨う 龍 の魂の軌跡
水墨画（墨絵）という芸術は、もともと東アジア（主に中国と日本）のものであり、私の故郷ポーランドでは、特に、アジアの文化に慣れ親しんでいない人にとっては、むしろ異色なものでした。芸術の本質は無限で、作品の隅々まで、深く味わわせてくれます。 … [Read more...]