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Philosophical Differences: Eastern And Western Approaches To Making Art
I have written an article for the online art Journal "Painter's Tongue" as a guest in 2015. This Journal doesn't exist anymore so I have decided to publish it on my site. I think the points in the post are important for Sumi-e students and artists. So here it is...
Return to Blogging With New Inspirations
After a long break from Blogging, I am back. It did indeed take a lot of time and energy from me to write them, as every sentence I wrote was coming through me, from depth; a place where usually I don't visit often with my mind. I am there though when I paint,...
Sumi-e of Life…. The Game of life
I am playing the game of life.... better, a role in the play called “Life” - with ups and downs, certainties and doubts, joys and sorrows. Then, I lay out the paper, prepare the ink, take the brush ...... the story stops like having pushed the pause button. I look...
Sumi-e of Easter
I have started my online Sumi-e school this year. It is interesting how when you are delivering your thoughts and knowledge, you re-evaluate them..... So as it is Easter time, I decided to revisit my Easter blog post from two years ago to see how true the thought I...
Living the Sumi-e Life
I have created the first slideshow of my Sumi-e paintings on YouTube. I intend to make more, and most likely, instructional videos. You are welcome to subscribe to my channel to get the updates on living the Sumi-e Life and my current works. Enjoy! There are many...
Artistic Expression Shaped by Differences
This is a short post to announce to my readers the publication of my guest article titled “Philosophical Differences: Eastern And Western Approaches To Making Art” ........in "Painter's Tongue”, a fine visual arts journal with an emphasis on philosophy and a focus on...
Computer Sumi-e or Can Love Be Programmed?
The computers are an integral part of our lives in practically all facets. And now, when more and more imagery is being produced by them, should we consider them as Art? I am an artist, who aims to work mainly by using nature's contrasting forces (yin and yang) to...
Sumi-e of Life….Harmony
Another year has passed. Same time last year, I had published my blog post titled “New Year, Old Wisdom”. This previous year brought with it seven revelations..Have I applied them? Initially, the revelations touch us in a very profound way. But do we truly understand...
Creating Mindfully, Links
Well it is almost three years that I am blogging. Initially it was one entry a month....and it would take me almost a whole month to write it. I have always thought that my means of expression is only visual and that words have no room in this visual...
Eastern Art, Western Mind
I remember when I was a student learning Sumi-e. Having former education in Fine Arts; Western approach, aesthetics and of course the mentality, I was eager to understand, to figure out things and had many questions. My Japanese teacher's (Tomoko Kodama)...
Drawing the Soul
"The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” Ludwig Wittgenstein Human body... The Doctor looks at it as a structure consisting of organs and systems. The scientist looks at it as complex interactions and reactions of chemicals, pathways, and systems. ...
Interpretation
"Everybody has his own interpretation of a painting he sees..." Francis Bacon Have you on a nice sunny bright day, looked up in the sky and have seen a whole world of moving and ever changing images of fluffy clouds? I think we all have. I also think that the images...
Reflection
"Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views-then the world will be governed..."Chuang-tzu. Despite of all thoughts, stories that run incessantly in our minds,...
Drawing the Line
“Art is a line around your thoughts” Gustav Klimt Presently, until February 13th, there is an exhibition of my drawings at the City of Ottawa's (Canada), Atrium Gallery. I gave the “Drawing the Line” title to my show, for a couple of reasons. First,...
Mindfulness With the Brush
"Amidst the worldly comings and goings, observe how ending become beginnings" Tao Te Ching As we go through our day, we experience life through memories and anticipations, through judgments and analysis. Life does not happen in the past or the...
Seeing For The First Time
"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name." Rabindranath Tagore Imagine you are just born, or maybe you just arrived from another planet and you see a flower, except you...
Letting Go
"Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties" Gail Sheeh The artist spends years learning skills and techniques and through trial and error, develops a unique language of expression. This requires devotion and many hours of work. Eventually,...
Without Words
“Having opinion is closing yourself from seeing the life's full potential”. Aristotle As soon as one puts a name or explanation to anything, one blocks it in that space and stops all of its other possibilities. Words are man's main method of expression, but...
Life’s Painting
“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” Ursula K.Le Guin We are all on the path of our lives. We all have our own desires, dreams, beliefs, and goals. We all are striving to get somewhere... but where? We...
Who Creates Art?
Art stimulates our imagination, sense of discovery and ability to express a feeling or thought in communicating with others. Art is a way of connecting with that inner quiet space, stillness. That space is not reserved for artists alone. That stillness is the essence...