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Copyright: Paola Ghirotti |
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Among the many treasures
the land of the Rising
Sun holds, a precious
jewel shines and
refracts its light on
all the other arts: the
traditional calligraphy,
still alive and
performed nowadays in
the Orient, though
almost unknown and
misunderstood in the
West.
The Japanese word
Shodō (in Chinese
shu dao), usually
translated as “the art
of calligraphy”, is made |
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up of two ideograms:
sho, the art of
writing, and
dō, way, search
and understanding of
life. Therefore Shodō
means “search and
understanding of life
through the practice of
calligraphy”.
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Copyright: Paola Ghirotti |
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The Sho art first of all
involves the mastery of the
line, the immediacy of the
action, the rhythm, the pressure
on the brush. You don’t write
with the hand and the wrist, but
with the whole body, in a state
of complete calm and
concentration.
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A calligraphy master,
in total control of both
the technique and the
tools he uses, works
completely free:
therefore not only is
the accomplished work
charming for the
harmony’s beauty created
by the balance between
full and empty spaces,
whites and blacks, but
also seeing a master
while he works “free
style” is an extremely
charming experience.
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Copyright: Beatrice Pavasini |
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The
master
observes
the
white
page and
waits
for the
moment
he’s
ready:
he
suddenly
holds
the
brush
and with
a quick,
precise
and sure
movement
outlines
the
character. |
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