Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not at all sure about the first one - I just can't see the essence of chaos in it. But I definitely like the second one, although I'm not sure whether the pictogram should encroach into the image - perhaps it should be superimposed on the image - Asian art that I've seen always has them as part of the canvas/paper in one of the corners (Hokusai usually had them top left or top right - if at all). Douglas BTW, Up to now I had always thought Hanji was a kind of paper made of Mulberry bark - we live and learn :-) Philippe Orlent wrote: > Very hard to interpret if you don't nothing about it. > But just my plain artistic European sense says that it looks as if it > would be better to separate text and photo, and maybe the hanjis > really of center, or dead centered, of the white square, but nothing > in between. > I like both shots though. I don't recall seeing the first one. Is it a > first show? > Thansk, > Philippe > > > > Op 27-dec-06, om 04:09 heeft Richard het volgende geschreven: > >> Two of my creative endeavors are B&W Photography and calligraphy. I >> have been thinking about somehow merging them in some ways. What do >> you think about something like this? On a finished print, I would >> hand stamp the traditional red Chinese seal. >> >> Tripe or Art? The Hanji says "Chaos" >> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/ran_merged.jpg >> >> This one seems a bit too much post-cardy.... The Hanji says "Peace" >> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/peace_merged.jpg >> >> Good idea? Bad idea???? !? >> >> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >> please use richard at imagecraft.com) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >