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Author : Vanessa Coward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Zen Brush-strokes written by Vanessa Coward and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tanchu Terayama
Publisher : Vertical Inc
ISBN 13 : 1568365780
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Zen Brushwork written by Tanchu Terayama and published by Vertical Inc. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its bold strokes and mystic aura, Zen calligraphy has fascinated Westerners for decades, yet it remains an abstract, rarely practiced form of expression outside of Asia. Now, master calligrapher Tanchu Terayama explains the techniques behind this subtle art and offers step-by-step instructions for practicing it on a professional level. After introducing the basics, Terayama presents a unique meditative warm-up to establish the proper mental attitude needed to release one's creative energies. Next, the power of the brushed line is explained and demonstrated. What makes a good line or a bad one, an expressive effort or an unfocused one? Lessons on brushing symbolic Japanese characters follow, including those for "emptiness," "nothingness," and "flower." The painting section shows readers how to draw the spare yet elegant pictorial themes of this classic art: bamboo, plum blossoms, Mount Fuji, and the inspirational Zen priest Daruma. If the exercises are the heart of the book, the Appreciation section is the soul. This chapter introduces classic works from renowned priests and other historical figures, including Miyamoto Musashi (the celebrated swordsman and author of The Book of Five Rings), Morihei Ueshiba (the founder of aikido), Jigoro Kano (the father of judo), and Zen priest Hakuin. Each masterpiece is accompanied by penetrating commentary on the strengths and salient features of the work. Rarely has Zen calligraphy been demonstrated and discussed with such candor and insight. Illuminating yet another side of Zen, Zen Brushwork will be an invaluable source to those interested in meditation, Zen, Buddhism, the martial arts, and Oriental traditions in general. CONTENTS Introduction Part I Background What is Zen Calligraphy? The Evolution of Kanji The Fundamentals of Calligraphy The Four Treasures of Calligraphy Hitsuzendo Part II Preparation-Warming Up and Developing Ki The Zen Line Yoki-ho: A Method of Developing Ki and Warming-Up warm-up exercise 1: Yoki-ho: The Long Version warm-up exercise 2: The Short Form of Yoki-ho: A Five-Minute Exercise warm-up exercise 3: Kusho: Writing in the Air Part III Zen Calligraphy and Painting Basic Practice The Zen Line and Its Applications exercise 1: Mujibo (The Zen Line) exercise 2: Enso (The Zen Circle) exercise 3: Horizontal and Vertical Lines exercise 4: Fine Lines Tensho (Seal Script) exercise 5: So (Grass) and a Practice Line Kaisho (Standard Script) exercise 6: Sho (Calligraphy) and Practice Lines Further Practice Sosho (Grass Script) exercise 7: Mu (Nothing) exercise 8: Hana (Flower) exercise 9: Ku (Emptiness) exercise 10: Mu Ichi Motsu (Owning No-thing) exercise 11: Ichigyo Zanmai (Be in the Moment) Writing Western Script exercise 12: Writing Western Script: ABC exercise 13: Shodo (Calligraphy) Painting exercise 14: Orchid exercise 15: Bamboo exercise 16: Plum Blossoms (with inscription) exercise 17: Mount Fuji exercise 18: Daruma exercise 19: Wall-Gazing Daruma exercise 20: "One-Stroke" Daruma exercise 21: Ji-Wa-Choku (Compassion, Harmony, Honesty) Part IV Appreciation Works by Old Masters Works by Terayama Tanchu Glossary What is Zen Calligraphy? Calligraphy (sho) is a formative art based on writing. It includes not only writing that is beautiful, but phrases that are novel and interesting. According to the Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945; see figure 1), true creativity is not the product of a conscious effort but rather the "phenomenon of life itself." True creation must arise from mu-shin, or the state of "no-mind," a state beyond thought, emotions, and expectations. Work that is produced through conscious effort is ultimately devoid of life. Zen calligraphy in particular must spring from shonen sozoku, a Buddhist term equivalent to "true thought." Shonen is a state of full concentration that is devoid of thoughts and ideas, while sozoku here means "free-flowing continuity." Greatness in brushwork cannot be achieved through conscious effort; it is only achieved through the states of mu-shin and shonen sozuku, or "no-mind" and a continuous state free of the thoughts and ideas that distract the mind. Zen calligraphy differs from other calligraphic disciplines as it is focused on the realization of "no-mind." Furthermore, in contrast tosho, which uses Chinese characters as a basis, it is the expression of Zen through a brush, whether the result is a single stroke, a Zen circle, or an ink painting. While sho is restricted to brushed writing, Zen calligraphy extends to other forms of brushwork. Nearly all calligraphy today is born of conscious attention to an aesthetic concept, but we rarely find lines that are truly alive. In contrast, the calligraphy of Zen masters such as Daito Kokushi (1282-1337; founder of Daitokuji temple in Kyoto) or Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) resonates with the energy of "no-mind" achieved through complete concentration. In these works, the lines are filled with vitality and the shapes are fresh and original. Sen no Rikyu (1522-91), who established many of the basic precepts of the tea ceremony, held that nothing surpassed Zen calligraphy as a subject for display in the alcove of the tea room. He undoubtedly felt that only art works that reflect the eternal vitality of Zen writings could encourage the mind toward enlightenment. Rikyu recognized that calligraphy necessarily demands the highest level of spirituality. A line that manifests clarity cannot be drawn if the heart is clouded by worldly concerns; a stroke cannot be brushed with resolution if the heart is agitated; and calligraphy that reveals depth cannot be produced if cultivation and experience are shallow. To write kanji characters that resonate and demonstrate their deeper meaning, one's own mind must achieve unity with the meaning of the words-a requirement that calls for a higher level of spirituality. The calligrapher, therefore, must strive for the state of "no-mind" through meditation and contemplation.
Author : Shozo Sato
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462911889
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Shodo written by Shozo Sato and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautiful and extraordinary zen calligraphy book, Shozo Sato, an internationally recognized master of traditional Zen arts, teaches the art of Japanese calligraphy through the power and wisdom of Zen poetry. Single-line Zen Buddhist koan aphorisms, or zengo, are one of the most common subjects for the traditional Japanese brush calligraphy known as shodo. Regarded as one of the key disciplines in fostering the focused, meditative state of mind so essential to Zen, shodo calligraphy is practiced regularly by all students of Zen Buddhism in Japan. After providing a brief history of Japanese calligraphy and its close relationship with the teachings of Zen Buddhism, Sato explains the basic supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty zengo, each featuring: An example by a skilled Zen monk or master calligrapher An explanation of the individual characters and the Zen koan as a whole Step-by-step instructions on how to paint the phrase in a number of styles (Kaisho, Gyosho, Sosho) A stunning volume on the intersection of Japanese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist thought, Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy guides beginning and advanced students alike to a deeper understanding of the unique brush painting art form of shodo calligraphy. Shodo calligraphy topics include: The Art of Kanji The Four Treasures of Shodo Ideogram Zengo Students of Shodo
Author : Kazuaki Tanahashi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781439254905
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (549 download)
Download or read book Brush Mind written by Kazuaki Tanahashi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A humorous book on Zen brushwork and calligraphy. Brush Mind provides insights into the philosophy of art with a collection of writings with only a few simple words. Every other page in the main section of this book shows an imaginative one-stroke painting created in monochrome."--Amazon.com
Author : Stewart W. Holmes
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462902979
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Zen Art for Meditation written by Stewart W. Holmes and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about emptiness and silence—the mind-expanding emptiness of Zen painting, and the reverberating silence of haiku poetry. Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, "emptiness, silence, is not nothingness, but fullness. Your fullness." This cultural tradition has informed many distinguished lives and works of art. The work of painters like Niten, Liang K'ai, and Toba, and of painters like Basho, Buson, and Issa reflects the wholeness, spontaneity, and humanity of the Zen vision. Those who desire a glimpse into the world of intuitive contact with nature offered by Zen meditation will find these paintings, commentaries, and haiku poems especially rewarding. They enable the reader to experience the unique power of Zen art—it's capacity to fuse esthetic appreciation, personal intuition, and knowledge of life into one creative event.
Author : Maureen Mcnaughton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440321973
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Brushstroke Handbook written by Maureen Mcnaughton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-02-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful brushstrokes step by step! This is the one! The Brushstroke Handbook is your complete reference for mastering more than 50 fabulous strokes. Inside you'll find visual, step-by-step instruction divided into two sections that detail techniques for working with both round and flat brushes in acrylics. Flip through and find the stroke you want, featuring a range of comma strokes, pressure strokes, fan strokes, teardrop strokes, scroll strokes and much more. From the very basics of supplies and techniques to more in-depth guidance for creating unique compositions, this guide offers everything you need to build confidence, have fun and paint successfully--whether you're a beginner or a more experienced decorative painter. This comprehensive guide includes: • Quick-reference photos for finding the right stroke, fast. • Step-by-step stroke instructions that actually build a little painting with every lesson. • Easy-to-follow worksheets for combining strokes to make complete flowers, birds, butterflies, lace, ribbons and more. • 20 fresh and pretty borders painted with round and flat brushes. • Two sections highlighting common mistakes and how to fix them. Plus, this guide offers a bonus section that shows you how to create six gorgeous compositions that feature today's most popular colors and stroke styles. It's all here! The Brushstroke Handbook gives you everything you need to master every stroke and explore a range of decorative painting possibilities. It's the one reference you'll want to have handy for virtually every project.
Author : Lisa T.E. Sonne
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1435155866
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Buddha Meditations written by Lisa T.E. Sonne and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an easy-to-understand and succinct style, this accessible guide presents gems of Buddhist wisdom that have helped people of various faiths find greater peace and happiness. Now Buddha’s teachings can help you discover your best path in life and let go of what’s causing you to feel dissatisfied. The first part of this book introduces six Buddhist principles and paths, as well as familiarizes you with a variety of tools for letting go. Learn how your own breathing can help you relax, start a meditation practice, and develop mindfulness, a key aspect of meditation as well as a useful means for anyone to better interact with their daily life. You’ll also find clear information on meditational art exercises, from floral arranging to Chinese brush-stroke painting, from making a rock garden to writing haiku poems. The parables included at the end of this section are offered as prompts for self-discovery. The second part consists of a selection of Buddhist wisdom and advice, collected by various people, from The Dhammapada—the ancient Buddhist masterpiece—and from revered figures of the past, evolved leaders in Buddhism today, and Western contemporaries who practice Buddhism. Let Buddha Meditations help you access the answers and happiness inside you.
Author : Peter Cutler
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540794796
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (947 download)
Download or read book The Zen of Love written by Peter Cutler and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Zen of Love is a love letter that awakens the infinite unconditional love that lies deep within your heart. It will heal and transform all your relationships, especially the one you have with yourself. Much more than a book, "it is a true living miracle." Relationships can be tricky. But that's because we don't understand the profound power of love that's going on "behind the scenes". Let this book enlighten you and change the way you see relationships, the world and yourself. "The Zen of Love is one of the clearest books ever written on the fundamentals of spirituality and personal growth." - Michael Mirdad, Healing the Heart and Soul "If you're seeking a book about spiritual enlightenment that contains more than just words, you've found it." - J. Steward Dixon, Blue Collar Enlightenment "The open-hearted message of love positively beams from every page." - Rosina Wilson, Book Editor
Author : Gene Lavon Porter MA
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 142696210X
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Zen Brush Tao Words written by Gene Lavon Porter MA and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For artists, writers, designers, and architects, Zen Brush Tao Words demonstrates the struggle and resolution of bringing together inter-media and new electronic multimedia in an age where the traditional must blend with the modern. Leonardo Da Vince struggled with knowledge through vision at an early age. He perfected his method through his experiments, his art, and his notebooks. Miyamoto Musashi was Japans greatest swordsman. Through great struggle, he perfected a form of strategy and won every match. Later, he wrote The Book of Five Rings, which became the bible of Japanese business strategy. As a boy, Thomas Alva Edison struggled with the Amateur Scientist experiments in Scientific American magazine. Later, his inventions flowed from him like electricity flows along a wire. Walt Disney struggled with the complex movie Fantasia, with its many facets, and later invented the interdisciplinary Disneyland concept, where bits and pieces formed a whole new world. After struggling with the complexities of two masters degrees, Gene Porter discovered the simplicity of Zen in the Sumi-e brush and ink style. He then condensed the Taoist poems of the Tao Te Ching, It was after this struggle that his ideas began to flowsimply and naturally.
Author : Gregory P. A. Levine
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824858085
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Long Strange Journey written by Gregory P. A. Levine and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Strange Journey presents the first critical analysis of visual objects and discourses that animate Zen art modernism and its legacies, with particular emphasis on the postwar “Zen boom.” Since the late nineteenth century, Zen and Zen art have emerged as globally familiar terms associated with a spectrum of practices, beliefs, works of visual art, aesthetic concepts, commercial products, and modes of self-fashioning. They have also been at the center of fiery public disputes that have erupted along national, denominational, racial-ethnic, class, and intellectual lines. Neither stable nor strictly a matter of euphoric religious or intercultural exchange, Zen and Zen art are best approached as productive predicaments in the study of religion, spirituality, art, and consumer culture, especially within the frame of Buddhist modernism. Long Strange Journey’s modern-contemporary emphasis sets it off from most writing on Zen art, which focuses on masterworks by premodern Chinese and Japanese artists, gushes over “timeless” visual qualities as indicative of metaphysical states, or promotes with ahistorical, trend-spotting flair Zen art’s design appeal and therapeutic values. In contrast, the present work plots a methodological through line distinguished by “discourse analysis,” moving from the first contacts between Europe and Japanese Zen in the sixteenth century to late nineteenth–early twentieth-century transnational exchanges driven by Japanese Buddhists and intellectuals and the formation of a Zen art canon; to postwar Zen transformations of practice and avant-garde expressions; to popular embodiments of our “Zenny zeitgeist,” such as Zen cartoons. The book presents an alternative history of modern-contemporary Zen and Zen art that emphasizes their unruly and polythetic-prototypical natures, taking into consideration serious religious practice and spiritual and creative discovery as well as conflicts over Zen’s value amid the convolutions of global modernity, squabbles over authenticity, resistance against the notion of “Zen influence,” and competing claims to speak for Zen art made by monastics, lay advocates, artists, and others.
Author : Shozo Sato
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462916287
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Sumi-e written by Shozo Sato and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Japanese ink painting book renowned Japanese master Shozo Sato offers his own personal teaching on the beautiful art of sumi-e painting. Sumi-e: The Art of Japanese Ink Painting provides step-by-step, photo-by-photo instructions to guide learners in the correct form, motions and techniques of Japanese sumi-e painting. Featuring gorgeous images and practical advice, it includes guided instructions for 35 different paintings. From waterfalls to bamboo, learners paint their way to understanding sumi-e--a style of painting that is characteristically Asian and has been practiced for well over 1,000 years. Although it's sometimes confused with calligraphy, as the tools used are the same, sumi-e instead tries to capture the essence of an object or scene in the fewest possible strokes. This all-in-one resource also provides a timeline of brush painting history, a glossary of terms, a guide to sources and an index--making it a tool to use and treasure, for amateurs and professionals alike. This sumi-e introduction is ideal for anyone with a love of Japanese art or the desire to learn to paint in a classic Asian style.
Author : Joanne Fink
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607651173
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Zenspirations written by Joanne Fink and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterning is fun, easy and relaxing. It is a great way to add interest and texture to any design. Whether you like to journal, draw, doodle, design, or craft, you'll find a world of inspiration here. These decorative borders, frames, shapes, and alphabets will appeal to a spectrum of tastes and styles.
Author : John Stevens
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Zenga, Brushstrokes of Enlightenment written by John Stevens and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marc Lesser
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577318412
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Less written by Marc Lesser and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A certain kind of busyness is crucial to life, allowing us to earn a living, create art, and achieve success. But too often it consumes us and we become crazy busy, nonstop busy, and we expend extraneous effort that gets us nowhere. Marc Lesser’s new book shows us the benefits of doing less in a world that has increasingly embraced more — more desire, more activity, more things, more exhaustion. Less is about stopping, about the possibility of finding composure in the midst of activity. The ideas and practices that Lesser outlines offer a radical yet simple approach to transforming a lifestyle based on endless to-do lists into a more meaningful approach that is truly more productive in every sense.
Author : Bob Schmitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692938720
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (387 download)
Download or read book One Stroke Makes a Painting written by Bob Schmitt and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features a series of 16 paintings by brush artist Bob Schmitt. They explore the territory of zen art from simple one stroke enso to running style calligraphy, grounded in the traditions of Chinese Chan and Japanese zen buddhism.
Author : Kazuaki Tanahashi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611801346
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Heart of the Brush written by Kazuaki Tanahashi and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its history, techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy—with an in-depth practical guide to understanding and drawing 150 characters A guide to the history and enjoyment of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy that offers the possibility of appreciating it in a hands-on way—with step-by-step instructions for brushing 150 classic characters. This book is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the history and art of calligraphy as it's been practiced for centuries in China, Japan, and elsewhere in Asia. It works as a guide for the beginner hoping to develop an appreciation for Asian calligraphy, for the person who wants to give calligraphy-creation a try, as well as for the expert or afficionado who just wants to browse through and exult in lovely examples. It covers the history and development of the art, then the author invites the reader to give it a try. The heart of the book, called "Master Samples and Study," presents 150 characters--from "action" to "zen"--each in a two-page spread. On each verso page the character is presented in three different styles, each one chosen for its beauty and identified by artist when possible. The character's meaning, pronunciation (in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese), etymology, the pictograph from which it evolved, and other notes of interest are included. At the bottom of the page the stroke order is shown: the sequence of brush movements, numbered in their traditional order. On each facing recto page is Kaz's own interpretation of the character, full page.
Author : Alison Trulock
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 9780762423958
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (239 download)
Download or read book The Mini Zen Calligraphy Board written by Alison Trulock and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the success of our previous calligraphy and Eastern-themed kits, this Mini Kit™ provides the perfect practice tool for novice calligraphers to make their brush strokes on a reusable Zen Board; the strokes look like they’ve been done in ink, but they fade away in minutes. Also comes with a paintbrush and a water dish.
