A Zen Poem
Calligraphy, Japan, Zen

Category Archive 'Calligraphy'
03 May 2019
A Zen Death PoemCalligraphy, Japan, Poetry, Ryonen Genso, Zen![]() Sixty-six times my eyes have contemplated the ephemeral spectacle of autumn. I’ve talked enough about the light of the moon. Don’t ask me more. Listen only to the voice of the pines and of cedars when there is no longer a breath of wind. The nun RyÅnen GensÅ (1646-1711) 01 Apr 2009
Kusho: Writing in the SkyCalligraphy, Japanese Art, Kusho, Photography, Shinichi Maruyama, Shodo, Sosho![]() Shodo, the art of Japanese calligraphy, reaches its fullest artistic development in Sosho (“grass script”) ideograms produced in free and hasty movements with the intention of deliberately embodying a philosophic concept in the kinesthetic action of creation. The Japanese artist Shinichi Maruyama (b. 1968) combines Sosho calligraphy with photography in an art form referred to as Kusho (“sky writing”), capturing ink and water in mid-air at speeds of 1/7500 of a second . His first American exhibition of 23 photographs of Kusho images was recently held at Bruce Silverstein‘s Gallery on West 24th Street in New York. Chris Ro published a number of Maruyama’s images. Beth S. Gersh-Nesic reviewed the exhibition and profiled the artist. From Elliot Glaser via Andrew Sullivan. ![]() Feeds
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