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Sumi-e Painting
Ink and Wash Painting
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
• 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
Wild Orchid
Chrysanthemum
Plum Blossom
Other Subject Matter
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 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
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
Suminagashi & Sumi-e
Marbling and Sumi-e
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