Chinese calligraphy
264 creative works found
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Chinese calligraphy. Hands close up painting character. Photography based mixed medium image. Extreme texture and grain.
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Mixed medium collage on various papers. Photograph of bird’s nest printed on Japanese rice paper with gouache staining and chinese calligraphy. Red square collage with bird head. Japanese block printed tree paper. Two leaves collaged onto Kinwashi paper. A fortune reads ” A pleasant surprise is in store for you”. The characters mean: love, trust, dream, and fortune.
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When I was preparing to shoot this nude series I knew I didn’t want to create images to stimulate the male libido. I was seeking a psychologically expressive female figure for myself. Some of the feminist literature that has influenced my thought in this area is a book by Linda Nochlin “Women, Art, And Power And Other Essays”. In this book she reaches an all time high in feminist rhetoric when she photographs a male nude holding a tray of banana’s held at knee height….!! So refreshing! / _______________ / This Image “Imprinted Woman”. Photo montage printed on Kinwashi. Three images montaged in Photoshop: Nude, Chinese calligraphy pattern, and cut radish (the vegetable) pattern. The final image was printed on an Inkaid prepped Kinwashi paper. 11’’ x 14”. The radish “paper” is very interesting; a small sheet about 6×8 inches of thinly sliced radish rounds pressed together into a translucent sheet. I found it at Hiromi Paper in Santa Monica http://www.hiromipaper.com/store/home.php.
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Chinese Calligraphy Brush And Seal on an old Asian brocade box. Still life photograph.
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Mixed medium illustration. Photograph of the closed off opening posture of a gesturing anonymous woman with Asian motifs.
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HELL MONEY
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TOKYO 1929
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swallows and the red moon – the chinese word “ming” in this illustration means “bright” in english A BIG THANK YOU to the fabulous buyer who bought this large framed print on the 12th of September, 2008! cheers :) /
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Chinese word “hei” means “double happiness” in english. This symbol is used in all chinese weddings. featured in the group Fabulous Flowers on the 25th of June, 2008.
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Chinese word “hei” means “double happiness” in english. This symbol is used in all chinese weddings.
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translation: swallows heart (chinese calligraphy) flower
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translation: swallows, heart (chinese calligraphy), flower
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The traditional classic chinese word “ai” (love) consist of the word “xing” (heart) at its core. “Ai Xing” in mandarin means “loving heart”. I have simply highlighted the core word “xing” in red to show the meaning of loving heart. “While some simplified characters were adopted from conventional abbreviated forms that have existed for a long time, the vast majority of the changes made by PRC were “unnatural” such as the removal of the symbol for heart (心) from the word love (愛) into the new character (爱).” (Wikipedia) This word is hand-written by me (using a wacom pen & tablet). This t-shirt design is currently only available from RB. All profits from the sale of this t-shirt will go towards these 3 non-profit organisations which I have been supporting: I am currently sponsoring a little girl from India so the money collected from the sale of this tee will go towards this fund or other non-profit organisations which I support. KIVA – www.kiva.org WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME – www.wfp.org WORLD VISION MALAYSIA – www.worldvision.com.my You can help me make a difference. Thanks!
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Stones stacked with Asian paper and seals pattern overlaid. Photo based illustration.
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Female dancer in martial arts like pose. Photo based illustration.
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This series is called ‘Daily Tao’. Chinese symbols taken from the book ‘Tao Daily Meditations’ by Deng Ming-Dao. The book was given to me by a dear friend, and former lover. I enjoy picking it up and reading the entries, finding something new to take from them each time. From ‘Tao Daily Meditations’ on worry: Worry is an addiction / That interferes with compassion. Worry is a problem that seems to be rampant. Perhaps it is due to the nature of our overly advanced civilization; perhaps it is a measure or our own spiritual degeneracy. Whatever the source, it is clear that worry is not useful. It is a cancer of the emotions – concern gone compulsive. It eats away at body and mind. It does no good to say, ‘Don’t think about it.’ You’ll only worry more. It is far better to keep walking your path, changing what you can. The rest must be dissolved in compassion. In this world of infants with immune deficiencies, racial injustice, economic imbalance, personal violence, and international conflict, it is impossible to address everyone’s concerns. Taking care of yourself and doing something good for those whom you meet is enough. That is compassion, and we must exercise it even in the face of the overwhelming odds. If we all did this, what would our world be like….......? / XO Jenny
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These prayer strips covered an entire wall at the Thien Hau Pagoda in the Cholon district of Ho Chi Minh City. What I later found out was that each was handwritten, which I discovered when I saw this young woman sitting in a small alcove with her calligraphy set writing each prayer meticulously on these bright pink strips of paper.
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...more of the Daily Tao Series…...... From the book ‘Tao Daily Meditations’ by Deng Ming-Dao on Joy Do your devotions make you happy? / Is your life a joyous song? In all this talk about spiritual devotion, there is one simple fact. You have to like it. It should make you happy. It is unfortunate that so much coercion, unhappiness, bitterness, guilt, and fear become wrapped up in spirituality. Why can’t we simply do things out of joy? Practicing spirituality isn’t a matter of drudgery. It isn’t a matter of fear. It isn’t for fitting into a social group. It has nothing to do with status. Being devoted to holiness in your life is a matter of joy and celebration. When you sit down to meditate, a smile should come to your lips and a feeling of joy should permeate your body. When you go to consecrated ground to give thanks and celebrate, you should do so not because of the day of the week or out of the habit of ritual, but because this is the best way that you know how to adore your gods and express the wonder of being on this earth. Yes, yes, there is much unhappiness in this existence. That unhappiness is part of the overall field of negativity. There are also positive things in life, and spirituality is foremost among them. So whenever we practice our spiritual devotions, let it be in gladness and joy.
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一つなくは親なし鳥よ秋の暮 / hitotsu naku wa oya nashi tori yo aki no kure “Alone he cries / the motherless bird… / autumn dusk” Don’t let others to be alone, especially when autumn comes into their lives. Drawn during and between Japanese classes also at home. / My first – Japanese calligraphy this time… / A4, blue ballpen, ink and brush on A4 copy paper. / Haiku by Kobayashi Issa.
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ことし竹真直に旭登りけり / kotoshi-dake masugu ni asahi nobori keri “Newborn bamboo - / straight up the morning sun / climbing” You’re alive – rejoice! Drawn during and between Japanese classes, also at home. / My second attempt in Japanese calligraphy… / black ballpen, ink and brush on A4 copy paper / Haiku by Kobayashi Issa.
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