[Leica] OT: Calligraphy

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One of my early teachers practiced calligraphy under a
renowned master for ten years as an integral but
somewhat indirect part of his photographic discipline.
 He doesn't know any Chinese language -- it appears
primarily to be an exercise in space, energy and line,
subject to classical parameters:

http://seankernan.com/html/chinese.html

Peter.
SF, CA


--- Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:

> I hope y'all don't mind indulging me for another OT
> post. I feel 
> pretty dejected about the whole calligraphy +
> photograph image making 
> things. It's tough. The colors ain't right. I need
> lots more empty 
> space or something :-(
> 
> Nevertheless, did some calligraphy last night,
> incorporating "modern 
> arts" ideas. See if you like them!!! I need to take
> some photos too, 
> my cameras are getting rusty~~
> 
> Crane:
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/crane.jpg
> 
> QI
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/qi.jpg
> 
> Chuan: "Fist" / Martial arts etc.:
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/quan.jpg
> 
> Dance. Chinese dances originate from ribbon dancing.
> The scanner is a 
> wee bit small and cut off the bottom:
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/dance.jpg
> 
> Wu Kuei, WU is shaman, Kuei is ghost
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/wu_kuei.jpg
> 
> A pictograph dragon:
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/CALLIGRAPHY/dragon.jpg
> 
> In comparison, here's the dragon I wrote earlier:
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/dragon.jpg
> 
> Might have shown these:
> 
> And dragon in pseudo seal script
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/dragon_sealscript.jpg
> 
> And the word Drum in seal script
>
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/drumsealscript.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To
> reach me directly, 
> please use richard at imagecraft.com)  
> 
> 
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