Reply To: How to clean my seal?

Toothbrush and toothpick is quiet enough to keep it clean (but you have to clean the toothbrush with soup and water, sometimes to time). #ChineseSeal #CleanChineseSeal

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Reply To: Ideas for Inkston’s article writing?

There are some interesting articles about traditional paintings in Shanghai daily online edition:

https://www.shine.cn/Traditional-Chinese-painting/

These are setting the paintings in their historical context more than specifically commenting on materials and techniques.

  #ChineseArt

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Chinese Landscape Rethought

When:
29th March 2019 – 9th June 2019 all-day

Where:
LymanAllyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St, New London, CT 06320, USA

http://bit.ly/2YFdUud thoughtful exhibition by selection of contemporary artists  

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I.M.Pei

I.M.Pei is very much in the news this week on his passing at age 102

I. M. Pei, Venerated Architect Behind Iconic Museums, Is Dead at 102

His architecture always aimed to be timeless.  As well as his famous modern pieces such as his pyramid at the Louvre he also designed pieces connecting the past and present such as the Suzhou museum, picture from ArtNews:

“In China, architecture and the garden are one. A Western building is a building, and a garden is a garden. They’re related in spirit. But they are one in China.”

 

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Paper for Sumi-e beginner

I am looking for some papers for sumi-e but I am feeling a little overwhelmed with all the choices. Do some of you have some recommendations for good starting papers?

I was thinking about getting the sample pack but I think I would like to get some more papers with my first order, any recommendations? 🙂

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Reply To: Calligraphy style for beginners

Great, thank you for your precious suggestions… I’ll keep practicing treasuring your hints! #BeginnerCalligrapher #ChuSuiliang #RegularStyle #Resources

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Ink Art Brussels 2019

https://www.liawei.org/ink-art-week

Exhibition of contemporary art of Chinese calligraphy and painting until 30th of May.

Really worthy to pay a visit, beautiful works. There is also another project running from this author Lia Wei called “Lithic Impressions”. Main subject is rubbing which is very common in China where they rub engravings from calligraphy masters. They took it a bit further and rub any surface with an interesting relief. #ContemporaryArt #InkArtBrussels #LithicImpressions #Rubbings

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Reply To: Calligraphy style for beginners

Eventually, all the styles you mention are good to practice and the noted calligraphers of history all have something to offer. I would say to continue to practice those you seem to have an affinity for; eventually you will also try others. My teacher has me work constantly on kaishou “standard” styles he gives me models for. But I also do standard from others. It is all good. In addition, be sure to work on various sizes, from very small to single character with large brush. Such a challenge! Good Luck! #BeginnerCalligrapher #ChuSuiliang #RegularStyle #Resources

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Reply To: Calligraphy style for beginners

Hello ema.ballo

For beginners it is usually recommended to copy styles from Yan Zhenqing or Liu Gongquan or Ouyang Xun or Zhao Mengfu. Simply because these were the greatest four calligraphers in the regular script. By mastering one of their styles you will master everything you need to know of the regular style (kaishu).

I am not that familiar with the calligrapher Chu Suiliang, I looked up his calligraphy and it’s not that bad. Although there are some typical techniques just for his style. If you want to copy and learn these , by all means go ahead.

In China they tend to recommend you to learn a style from a calligrapher even though you do not feel ‘connected’ with this style. I personally think that you should have some kind of ‘connection’ with the style you do that way your learning curve will be better because you have a better motivation 🙂

It also depends on the learning material/resources you have, like books etc. Hope this helped you a bit #BeginnerCalligrapher #ChuSuiliang #RegularStyle #Resources

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Reply To: Seal:

Hi All,

following up on Riekjecares’s post and the topic of names, I would like to know if you can suggest any good source that can lead you to choose your Chinese name. Since I would really like to have a seal carved, I want to first of all choose a good Chinese name to start with.

Any book you can recommend in English that guides you through this is more than welcome!

Thanks! #ChineseNameForEuropeans

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Reply To: 2019 Year of the Pig Competition – Professional

Very nice work! #豬Painting

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Bekah Badilla

Hi! I’m Bekah and I’m an artist and designer living in the US. I discovered Inkston while doing research on ancient Chinese silk painting (Gongbi). The methods and timeless techniques intrigued me and I am...

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