From my conversations with the Beyond Calligraphy community, it seems that a lot of people have a difficult time finding a good shodo teacher from whom to learn or any teacher at all. This means that a lot of students are trying to learn from books or streaming video services. This is a double-edged sword. The good point is that there are many people who have the passion for and want to learn this wonderful art. The bad point is that some of these learning mediums miss the simple things. Here … [Read more...]
Shadow Photography and Calligraphy
いつからだろう、影を見つめるようになったのは？書と墨の色に魅了され、日本を愛していた私が、南半球の国、オーストラリアに移住したのは２０数年前。言葉の違う国で戸惑ったことは、言葉よりも、日本とは異なる乾いた空気と澄み切った青い空、眩い光、そしてその光に描きだされる影の濃さだった。 影に興味を覚えたのは、ある夏の日に公園で見た木の影が、まるで前衛作品の書のように思えたからだ。日々の生活に追われ、書を描くことができなくなっていた私は、Art Diaryに素描を描いたり、絵のアイディアを書き込むように、筆の替わりにカメラを使い、影の写真を撮るようになった。影の写真を撮るということは、影という墨を白い紙に置くようなものかもしれない。 そんな私の書と影への思いをLuke Wong … [Read more...]
Shodo is not about your Accomplishments with a Brush
MICHI (道) “The Path” First of all I must confess that I feel somewhat apprehensive writing this article, as I do not consider myself an artist by any means, just another student of the way. My introduction into shodō(shodo, 書道) is perhaps somewhat different than many others. My journey began back in the late 1960s as a student of budō (武道). After studying various arts, I found myself becoming interested in kendō (剣道). One of my early kendō (Japanese swordsmanship) teachers was a … [Read more...]
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