Japanese Zen Brushwork
9 May 2009
In RA Schools
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Enso, the Zen Circle, is a central symbol of the Zen calligraphy tradition. In this form of calligraphy the brush used is large and the movement slow, enabling the painter to draw from all of their body, not just the wrist. Photo © Gayle Sutherland
The Zen calligrapher is not concerned with how to write beautifully but how to be awakened through writing. Working on a large scale encourages freedom in drawing that both releases and challenges. Zen calligrapher and painter Gayle Sutherland leads an introduction to this traditional approach.
1.30–5.30 pm
