These are some Drawings from a set of 50 in which i deliberately restricted myself to the use of only a pencil. This set of Drawings has a Title – which is ‘Shibusa Pencil Poems 2011’.
I think two comments on this style of work would assist in understanding what they are attempting to communicate :-
The First –
The Shibusa, in having no mechanical regularity or quantitative precision, invites participation by the observer because it suggests rather than commands; it opens up new possibilities because it is inherently unfinished. The principle of the unfinished can be contrasted with an opposite principle in traditional pedagogy in which anything left unfinished is seen as a weakness or a deficiency. The shibui sense of the unfinished is seen as a call to participate, an invitation to become; not a cause for reprimand. Shibui beauty is not a beauty displayed by the creator for the viewer to appreciate. Creation here means making a piece that will lead the viewer to draw beauty out of the piece for her/himself, and makes an artist of the viewer.
And the Second –
Huang Hsiui–fu (1006A.D.) :
“I aspire to create a one-ness with Nature – to Paint & draw from my ‘mind-heart’ . I do not sketch from Nature but remember Nature, thus I can create from my imagination. I am after creating an equivalent of Nature. It is the principles of change & movement, recorded in my imagination that informs my hand. “
I hope you enjoy this work , and the other Pencil Poems .
Also in this limited collection of my work are abstracts in Oil which explore the ideas of the Gutai principles -which is to say pure enjoyment of the materials themselves viz: Oil Paints.
Thank you - EC
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Size: 24.00" x 36.00"
Price: £180.00
