As someone who is very interested in the art of Chinese
calligraphy, I feel it offers a unique component to my artwork when
incorporated successfully. In this piece I am currently working on, I am
experimenting with different size Chinese traditional hair brushes to
achieve new strokes and streaks using black India ink. I practice my
strokes with different amounts of ink, pressure, and with different
brushes on rice paper, then transfer the stokes I find aesthetically
pleasing to my piece.
I also am incorporating vein- like forms with the
charcoal lines. I have always been interested in medicine and anatomy,
and I think veins and blood vessels do more than just supply our bodies
with blood and oxygen-- they offer an artistic form that is interesting
and intriguing.
I love the texture and movement of this piece. Although there is a good amount of empty space (I'm not sure if you are done yet) I think it really works well to contrast the space that the drawing takes up. It reminds me of birds in flight and I personally interpret it to have a little bit of a violent feel.
ReplyDeleteThe detail and movement of this piece is really beautiful. I really like the tight shapes that you created. To cover the whole canvas, or even most of it, with that would be overkill. I think you should try adding more of the ink and create larger shapes to create depth, or a shadow to the overall shape. Then maybe fade it out towards the edges of the canvas.
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ReplyDeleteI really like what you're doing with your ink/charcoal piece. You are doing a job job of being creative while paying attention to detail. They look like they could be living. See what you could do with that- my first instinct when I saw these pieces was to look for a face, or some trace of life that I could identify.
Good job!
your ink paintings are amazing, they really look alive. i like how you show your paint brushes and what type of stroke it makes
ReplyDeleteyour ink paintings are amazing, they really look alive. i like how you show your paint brushes and what type of stroke it makes
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