“A feel for Japan - Sprouting”, Affixed to a panel, H 35 cm x W 70 cm, Sumiphic
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Description
An original abstract work by calligrapher Sachiyo Kaneko. Created using sumi ink, and gold and silver ink. A work that expresses the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi by applying a sensitivity of design and brush strokes born of many years of diligent study.
Sumiphic was created by Carré MOJI to refer to abstract works of free expression that are based on the relationship between the lines of calligraphy, blank space and sumi ink. The shapes interwoven by the sumi ink arouse various imaginings within viewers. Sumiphic works, which require excellent technique in all areas, including the creation of blank space and the rhythm born of long years of practice of classical calligraphy,
make spaces even more stylish.
【Profile of Sachiyo Kaneko】
Originally from Tokyo, she took up calligraphy at the age of seven. She graduated from the Department of International and Cultural Studies at Tsuda University. She has won many awards at exhibitions both in Japan and overseas, including Nitten, the Sogen Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition and the Salon d’Automne (France).
She has been based in Spain since 2016. She has pursued and presented various styles of art based on calligraphy born of many years of copying classical works.
Her innovative works, bursting with energy and exquisite brush strokes, have charmed many people as she develops a world of new interior art that surpasses the boundaries of calligraphy. She is a creator who is gaining attention as someone who can freely express in her work not only kanji, but also English, graphics, the avant-garde, sumi ink, poetry and prose, and landscape and scenes. She is the author of “Magical Ink”, published by Gentosha Renaissance.
Frame: Affixed to a panel
Materials: Japanese paper
Dimensions : H 35 cm x W 70 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Carré MOJI
https://www.carremoji.jp/en/
Elevation of Traditional Calligraphy Culture to Interior Art
With the modernization of the lives of Japanese people, there has been a decline in Japanese-style architecture, and the old-fashioned style of hanging scrolls displayed in “tokonoma” alcoves has faded. The traditional Japanese culture of calligraphy has become less noticeable in our everyday spaces. But it was thought that if modern sensibility and design could be combined with the DNA of traditional calligraphy, it could become interior art that would fit right in to modern spaces. It is on this basis that Carré MOJI was founded in 2002. The name that combines the French “Carré,” meaning “a comfortable courtyard” with the Japanese word “MOJI” (character) expresses the desire to share a “comfortable space with characters” with the world as a new element of Japanese culture.
Using this art for the purpose of both decoration and viewing stimulates the sensibilities of the viewer from both its visual and literal perspectives. The optimal use of blank space also served to expand the landscapes and scenery that emanates from the works. More than 10 calligraphers from Japan and overseas realized this vision of Carré MOJI. Each is a one-of-a-kind original, framed perfectly to match the characters and the places it will be hung. With many requests for order-made works from luxury hotels, inns, and restaurants, etc. many have commented on how their “spaces have been brought to life with this art.”
There are many variations of Carré MOJI works, to fit various different spaces. But at the centerpiece is the Kanji characters. Many Kanji characters are made up of hieroglyphs, and the sceneries that extend from a single character can be enjoyed like a picture. English language works are also popular for their stylish expression of beautiful calligraphy-quality lines and curves. Carré MOJI’s unique “Mojific” and “Sumific” styles are further abstractions of this form or expression. “Mojific” refers to works of graphic expression based around characters (“moji”), while “Sumific” refers to the free-flying relationship between the calligraphy lines and the ink (“sumi”). Unlike the other works, the Sumi-e black ink works are also distinctive, with a consciousness of interior design unique to Carré MOJI. There are currently new products under development such as the “Tokyo Series” of calligraphy about Tokyo, framed with traditional Tokyo crafts, and hanging scrolls for overseas consumers. These attempts by Carré MOJI to bring the depth of calligraphy to interior art will continue to spread into the future.
