"Enso 1 - Movement Desires" Original Artwork 2022
Large contemporary Japanese calligraphy mounted, signed and framed.
Medium: Japanese sumi ink on textured rice paper.
Size in the frame: 82cm x 82cm
Black wood frame with glass.
Created in monochrome as a study for a live painting performance “Odyssey of the Circle” France 2022. The work explores painting with movement based on the circular Zen symbol Enso. Privately performed mark-making are an embodiment of physical and emotional flow in a moment. The works treat movement as a gateway to creativity, abstraction, and genius-self.
“Enso, also known as the Zen Circle or Circle of Enlightenment, is considered the pinnacle of Zen Buddhism. Empty yet full, infinite and complete, the caligrapher’s hand draws it in one breath, with no corrections permitted afterwards. It is the ultimate exercise of clearing one’s mind and achieving a higher consciousness state where the circle brushes itself, with very little effort and control by the artist. The true creative spirit takes over and the work creates itself beyond anyone’s expectations.” Glassman, Infinite Circle - Teachings in Zen.
Aesthetically, the works translate and expand on the duality of Enso with visual contrast of strong lines vs drops, curve lines vs. straight, solid and fragmented.
This work has been showcased at:
2023 Lincoln, No. 2 Boutique Art Townhouse, "A Stay with Art" Solo Exhibition, 2 Saxon Street, LN1 3HQ.
2022 London, The Holy Art Gallery, “Aurora” Group Exhibition, December 2022, The Factory, 21-31 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2DA.
2021 Lincoln, Cognito, contemporary Japanese and British Restaurant in Lincoln, 10 Park St, Lincoln LN1 1UF.