by Lilith Ohan | Dec 29, 2012 | Mixed Media, Sumi-e
“Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand” Gracian Sumi-e is a form of oriental painting from Japan. It is a pictorial expression of the spirit that resides in Zen martial arts and meditation. It possesses unique character and beauty...
by Lilith Ohan | Nov 26, 2012 | Sumi-e
“The composer’s surface is an illusion into which he puts something real – sound. The painter’s surface is something real from which he then creates an illusion…Morton Feldman Painting and music have coexisted for centuries as forms of creative expression....
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Thoughts on Art
“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...
by Lilith Ohan | Aug 26, 2012 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Thoughts on Art
“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....
by Lilith Ohan | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Thoughts on Art
“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...
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