by Lilith Ohan | Mar 12, 2012 | Mixed Media, Sumi-e
My thoughts on art and craft. One can find many explanations and comparisons about this matter on the Internet. As soon as one starts to compare, immediately one finds it challenged by opposing arguments. If craft is structure oriented, with predetermined...
by Lilith Ohan | Feb 12, 2012 | Sumi-e
In the West, most of us are born and raised with result oriented mentality. From childhood, we have been taught to work for the outcome, and we have been evaluated by adults with praise or displeasure. As we get older, the outcome gets judged, not only by...
by Lilith Ohan | Jan 12, 2012 | Sumi-e
I was listening to an artist talk about where the creativity comes from. The way she put is it that it comes from one’s centre. I always talk about that connection to the centre. The way she presented it was that centre was where all of our previous...
by Lilith Ohan | Nov 5, 2011 | Sumi-e
According to Wikipedia, “composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art,… It can also be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art”. In my understanding/experience, it...
by Lilith Ohan | Oct 31, 2011 | Sumi-e
I was walking in the park the other day and from a distance, I saw a large black interesting shape. My first thought was that the city had put up a new sculpture. As I came closer to it, I realized that it was just a city sign, covered with a black plastic...
by Lilith Ohan | Oct 27, 2011 | Sumi-e
I would like to share with you my thoughts on what art is. Our thoughts are the interpretations of the mind, based on our believes and experiences… thus they are subjective. What is art? For me, art is a way of sharing the emotion felt, or the connection...
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