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Sumi-e Painting Ink and Wash Painting

Sumi-e Painting Ink and Wash Painting

Sumi-e • Sumi-e means “ink picture” • Ink and wash painting practiced in Japan,

Sumi-e • Sumi-e means “ink picture” • Ink and wash painting practiced in Japan, China, and Korea • an art form that strives to distill the essence of an object or scene in the fewest possible strokes. • At its purest, sumi-e is black ink on white paper, but color may be added. • Usually on rice paper.

 • Western artists influenced by it: Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Toulouse -Lautrec

• Western artists influenced by it: Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Toulouse -Lautrec

 • The paint strokes out of which most paintings can be made are

• The paint strokes out of which most paintings can be made are called the Four Gentlemen; these are bamboo, wild orchid, plum tree and chrysanthemum • “Four Gentlemen” represent all forms and shapes in the universe • Each stroke should be as beautiful as you can make it-exist on its own

Bamboo

Bamboo

Wild Orchid

Wild Orchid

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

Plum Blossom

Plum Blossom

Other Subject Matter

Other Subject Matter

Brushes: • Fude (foo-day) round base tapers to a fine tip • Hake (hah-kay)

Brushes: • Fude (foo-day) round base tapers to a fine tip • Hake (hah-kay) flat wash

Technique: • in brush painting, the brush is held perpendicular/vertical to the paper, almost

Technique: • in brush painting, the brush is held perpendicular/vertical to the paper, almost at a right angle to the hand • Grasp the brush by the thumb, index and middle finger. • During the process of painting, the fingers remain almost immobile and the work is done by the arm unsupported.

Practice Page

Practice Page

Haiku • • Haiku is a type of poetry from Japan Usually 3 lines

Haiku • • Haiku is a type of poetry from Japan Usually 3 lines with syllables 5 -7 -5 Haiku does not rhyme A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. • Common themes: 1. Nature-flowers: orchids, cherry blossoms, bamboo, trees, leaves, rivers 2. Seasons 3. Nature: birds, animals, insects