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Subject: [Leica] OT: Calligraphy
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun May 20 08:28:14 2007
References: <955192.70017.qm@web56304.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Impressive and somewhat mystic work from your teacher. I esp. like  
his tree photography.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 20-mei-07, om 09:16 heeft pmcc het volgende geschreven:

> 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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