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- Calligraphy inkstones, especially elaborately designed ones, can cost over $5,000. While the traditional practice of using an ink stick and inkstone is less common now that liquid ink exists, the artistry and labor involved in making inkstones, for use or as collectibles, keeps demand alive.
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If I was a rock, I can't imagine how happy it would make me to hear a Korean craftsman say "This is a good rock"
Reminds me of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The way the both of them are connected to their environment and seek that connection... it's all cyclical! These rocks have been here long before us, and they will be here after, but touched by our hands and these beautiful crafts!
Thanks for watching!
BS. One is a master artisan, one is performing to make it about him not about the art or the tradition.
@@chrishan9138art has always since the beginning of time been about the artist.
So he sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
I like that caligrapher's views and explanations. They are tastefully sensational about their art, but without the BS and OVER sensationalization that comes with a lot of different art you see now a days (think "the blue dot on this otherwise plain white canvas is meant to show deep rooted depression" and crap like that).
So he sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
Two amazing artisans, and two valuable perspectives. How beautiful it is to devote oneself, mind and body, to this dying craft.
Thanks for watching!
All that cutting and all that chiseling with a key 10 of the detail and everything is hand done with nothing more than physical labor and hand tools and at his age congrats I hope he Continues to do what he loves
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I always love to see these craft works, it feels like doing things by hand, the old way, although more time consuming, it's best if you just want to "shut down" from society and focus only on doing your work.
Feels almost meditative.
Quality over quantity !!! That was the motto back in days now it’s all about cooperate greed ☹️!!
@@captainbananapants7211 Capitalism is all about profit, quality is "an optional cost".
I love that he has a Zflip 4
The craftsman is using a Galaxy Flip 🤯
So it is true Korea is Samsung Land that even elderly are using a samsung smartphone
I found this so funny too. This grandpa carving stones by hand with a galaxy flip, truly the most korean thing ever!
I was about to comment on this too 😂 Not even a casual smartphone - a whole flip!
I'm glad someone mentioned it because ever since learning about the monopoly they hold over the country it makes you want to try spoting the company's chokehold everywhere. Not a phone you'd see an elderly person have in America usually that's for sure
only mostly elderly
the kids are gravitating towards the iphone
@@Goodmanperson55shows age maturity fr💀👍🏻
wow we finish the trinity we now know why calligraphy brushes, ink sticks, and ink stones are so expensive. What's next the calligraphy paper they're on?
Definitely 😂
Did you miss that one?
Close, a calligraphy desk made of sandalwood with ceramic accents
There is another one about how different ink blocks are made. It's also done by an older man. The work they do is amazing and I hope they teach/taught others so it doesn't become a lost art.
they already did a spotlight on the paper! it's mulberry paper aka hanji
Guan yuku's dedication to crafting inkstones from natural red rock is truly admirable, showcasing the artistry and tradition behind calligraphy. The level of control and quality of ink these inkstones offer is unparalleled, making them a valuable tool for professional calligraphers. 🖋
Business insider story telling I absolutely look forward to, its rich, spiritual and they spend time deeply connecting with the people they document. Lovely stuff 10/10
So he sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
I feel like many of the steps in that process could be easily modernized without any drawbacks. But I guess the love he puts into every step is part of the deal
i was thinking the same thing. But, that commercialization would ruin it. Greed has ruined so much
It's also tied up into Japanese religion, the belief that spirits inhabit even inanimate objects.
There are plenty of mass-produced ink stones out there, too (the one Vincent Chong is using is probably one of them). This video is just showing you how one is made by a traditional craftsman.
Couldn't agree more, as a fashion designer knowing the true craft behind truly quality garments from all over the world, i can say for a fact that the more mechanised a system becomes, the lower the quality goes and the cheaper the prices. In the case of the fashion industry apprciation for the craft has died and all that remains is fast fashion and runways as we know them today. I'm not judging today's designers, merely stating that making something more automated and mechanised is not always a good thing.@w1-em4nq
Me: Is it because they’re made by a dwindling group of- [aging artisans who can’t find apprentices for a passion trade in this economy?]
Husband, who has seen the vid and heard me say this many times before: Yes.
I should have known but I didn't realize Koreans used ink stones as well. Great to see the difference between the Japanese and the Korean ink stone creation
ink stones are common across all countries with a tradition of chinese calligraphy
So he sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
Cool story, sad business insider didn’t buy Vincent his first proper ink stone. Hopefully he can afford one in the future ❤️
I never even knew this a thing. Great video.
Would have been interesting to hear from an artisan who uses the product you did this video about
The Handmade Inkstone creation so much Appreciated !❤🖌❤! Thank You for showing these masterpieces !👌
This is something I would love to learn!
UA-cam mods are going in hard in this comment section
Because I was going to say it. Korea is conservative yet they added 🏳️🌈? Maybe we got a different documentary version than them 😭
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! I use "modern" Calligraphy pens and steel feathers with common ink (mostly green because it's my favourite colour) to write letters and postcards. Unfortunately I can't use ink and inkstones like the ones in the documentary/documentation.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.
Some people have ripped jeans
Bro has a ripped shirt 💀💀
If you think that's torn , you should get a look at his bum hole.
The brush, the inkstick, and the stone are very expressive no wonder he can't effort new shirt.
The reasons inkstones is much better than bottled ink. The ink stick can be exploited by the pressure on the inkstone. This means the fineness of ink particles can be controlled. The inksticks come in a huge variety of starting ingredients. The soot made from oil, pine or other trees, tar soot, lacquer soot, etc. This gives the ink variations in subtle tints from blue, purple to reddish and greenish. The glue used effects the body of the ink on the brush. How it interacts with water and the paper.
The older the inkstick the better it is. The molecular weight drops, which gives the ink a faster yet more controllable feel. The ink also sticks to the hair in a way, which always the brush to be far more sensitive. Especially when using very fine hair of high quality brushes. Bottled ink attacks the hair of the brushes, wearing them out quicker. Older ink does not dry out as quick, if it does, the rewetting doesn't cause uncontrolled streaking issues or rings. Inksticks over 15 years but generally more than twenty, does not go off in a day. It can ge kept up to two weeks and never stinks, unlike bottled ink which smells rancid after a day or two. Bottled ink is much more difficult to clean out of the brush. In the end inksticks are actually cheaper. Each can produce several gallons or more. Beware of poor quality inksticks and inkstones. Never buy inkstones based on name. Low quality stones can come from famous pits because of the limited supply. A good quality inkstick feels like fingernail. Oily, smooth yet a slightly sticky. Bever too heavy. Japanese and Koreans may lacquer and buff some types of inksticks. These are very shiny. Crisp details in design never sloppy. A hollow sound as an nkstick ages, when flicked with the finger. GoodCharacters out of California sells high quality Sam Yick brushes and a good colkection of inksticks.
someone get this man a bandsaw
That point it’s done right without any of that. Just because a way is easier doesn’t mean it’s better
@@doomedbringer as a stone sculptor, everything else he does by hand makes total sense to me. Not how I would do it but I respect the level of control he's able to exercise by doing it with hand tools. But he's crazy not to be using a bandsaw for the first steps; no one, including the artisan, would be able to see any difference in the finished product after cutting it with a bandsaw vs cutting it with a hand saw.
The man just wants to train his upper back with his bro
Better buy him a waterjet cutting machine.
5his channel surely gets a paycheck from japan if this was india they would had definetly shown unnecessary things 🙄 😅 i dont get why are they so expensive 😅
This man is a true craftsman.
First, calligraphy brushes. Then, calligraphy ink sticks (from Business Insider India). Now, calligraphy inkstones. What’s next? The actual calligraphy process itself?
They included the process of calligraphy. Didn't you see Vincent acting like a chick while doing "contemporary" calligraphy? Kinda racist they used a deranged white man instead of a Korean master. But hey, they have to push the agenda...
They probably could do a video on why calligraphy is expensive (I wouldn't be surprised if this group can find calligraphy that costs >1000 USD). They'd probably focus on the whole production process for a mural or an exceptionally detailed seal stamp used on important legal documents.
Real craftsmanship right there
Quality ⚡
The best and most expensive inkstands for calligraphy are now being crafted in China - the home of Han character calligraphy.
I think its wonerous that we can begin to see the dedication and art of other asian cultures. Usually its always japan, and thats cool. However i often wondered what kind of extreme craftsmanship exists in places like south korea. I hope you guys cover many more of these types of stories.
Such beautiful and amazing traditions in this world. Protect and support them.
Just two buddies cutting rocks with a hand saw, exactly as it should be!
Moving and working on those rocks AT that age.. man thats crazy 🥶
Why is there music let alone loud enough that it's hard to hear him? 😢😡
He’s not hard to hear though. You might want to see a doctor about your hearing
Exactly! Artisans know and appreciate the work of other Artisans.
Keep up the material like this
Do anything the hard way and it automatically makes it expensive
It also makes it done the classic way. If something is done with modern power tools it’s just not the same. You want something fancy like this… we’ll all that labour and a lifetime of skill costs money… otherwise there are cheaper options.
Trade skills have always been profitable, even more so these days as more and more people don’t bother and instead pay someone else to do it for them
@@doomedbringer "Classic" doesn't automatically equate to better, though. Often times it's just extra laborious for the sake of being extra laborious.
@@-Devy- it does when you get things BECAUSE it’s done the old fashioned way. And guess what, all that time and a lifetime of skill costs money… and quality things always do. If you want mass produced garbage of course you will pay less
I am curious, could the shavings and chipped pieces of the stones be sold and repurposed, maybe somehow turned into a clay to be made into cheaper inkstones? Obviously the additive of using binders to turn the dust into a clay would lower the quality, I just wonder if there is potential in something like that.
So awesome, i really do hope he has someone or more than one person to hand it down to otherwise it will be a dying art form
Makes you appreciate
Appreciate what?! He sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
Do some research on the process or any other hand made crafting and you will get it.
@@kristina5679 bought a straight razor couple of years ago, hand made "supposedly" in America Damascus steel from a blacksmith in Missouri, paid $700 for it and I'm not going to lie it's a piece of art, I didn't even use it I kept it in it's box to preserve it.
Last November I was talking about it to a friend of mine, his family is originally from Pakistan and he told me that his uncle can make the exact same one for me if we showed it to him, long story short we video called his uncle and he said I can make it for $200 and I told him get outta here, his uncle reply was simply "challenge accepted" so we sent him a dozen pictures of the razor and hanged up.
A month later my friend comes to my house with an unopened tape wrapped box that came in the mail to his address, we open the box and in there the razor with a flash drive that contains 5 hours and 42 minutes video of his uncle recording how he made it from scratch, and when he said hand made he meant it literally, he didn't use a hydraulic hammer nor electric sander, just his hand tools in a very simple "primitive" shop.
I paid him $300 instead of the $200 and I'm using the semi hand "American" made razor now and preserving my $200 fully hand made Pakistani real piece of art.
So trust me it's all about where and who worked on the item that been fabricated
Hi. My self bandari gopalakrishna from India, living in Hyderabad. My father is a drawing artist. Now no more. Excellent artist. In school and arts college JNTU. School from All saints High' school. Hyd. He learned few signatures from Printed Books . He purchased several books and art formation. Brushes. Your video is very inspiring us. Good and health works.
What type of stone is it? It almost looks like a slate .
That's what I'm wondering. Some type of iron rich sandstone, I'd guess by the color, and that it's clearly sedimentary.
Very Amazing
The intimacy and devotion that Japanese craftsmen have is honestly such a beautiful thing. It's sadly absent in the [much of] rest of the world, and only more and more so. And it's not just their proficiency and skill in the craft, but the very essence of the thing itself they are in harmony with, like grass bending with the wind. They have respect for every tool and stone and tree, and their work shows it. 10/10
The only problem with your comment is that they're Korean here not Japanese
When I get rich imma have everything made by hand via an old asian man using olden day methods. My clothes, shoes, furniture, whatever can be done.
I hope you never do
Wish you would not crap the videos up with background music.
@NO-background-music-in-videos
(😁 love the handle)
Thank you. I said the same thing. Her voice is very low timbre and that music almost completely drowns her out.
Pastel with bold black otlines 😊😊😊
you have to love doing this for a living otherwise the quality wouldnt be there...and these 2 guys wouldnt put this effort in to do this form of art the old way...
Is the background music far too loud to be enjoyable?
No. See a doctor for your hearing
@doomedbringer right. See the doc because I'm hearing too well.
@@UraTrowelie I mean I heard the guy just fine and you’re the one unable to hear the guy. So it’s clearly a you problem. Your hearing must be awful
its about the individuality and the soul... the soul being put into an artform is a dieing thing making so much in say for example, music.... a dead form as its only ever for the money now in as fast a thing as possable. there is no flow anymore, no one is creative anymore. but this... that last little bit of creativity left in the big grand thing in the biggest picture of things. we need more daring people willing tp throw caution to the wayside, just like how the 1990s seen the biggest eletronic boom in such a short time thats still driving us to keep bettering tech.
That bald dude used every multi syllable word he knew and sounded like he was confusing himself lol
Bro ur so right. In my opinion he ruined the video in a way.
You couldn’t find someone who uses the artisans meticulously crafted item?
ESG brownie points.
What annoyed me the most was when he mentioned Queer and Trans people. Like bro where does that even come into the equation.
Beautiful work from both the ink stone artisan and the calligrapher - love that they could have chosen any modern artist who is continuing the craft and they specifically showed a trans person who is working their way up from using the affordable version of the traditional inkstone to one day be in a position to afford the more expensive elaborate stones that this video shows the inkstone artisan making! The respect for the craft is amazing to see from both perspectives
Disagree. They've used a man for virtue signalling, ignoring artists that better demonstrate the skill and tradition.
What was the point of showing someone who doesn't even use this traditional ink stone? It adds nothing to the video. We want to hear someone who actually has experience with it
Because he's a transformer and it's the woke thing to do...
He did look like a bit of a weirdo
@@ethenjennings5800 Par for the course.
He’s a transgender that’s why
I've got no idea why he was in the video either. Really jarring against the backdrop of this master artisan demonstrating his traditional craft.
Buisness insider really been putting out banger cntent this last 2 years wow
Combos were deadly
Part of me wants to ask where are they hiding the dremel lol
What's the basis of Vincent's claim that queer and trans people have been at the center of art for all of human history? You can't just brush aside the total lack of evidence by saying "erasure". I get that this video isn't focused on that question, but that line shouldn't have made it into the final edit.
Very subliminal how they slid that in there....agenda has to make it no matter what....coz they couldn't find an Asian artisan could they??
cry about it
I appreciate that they included that line
South Koreans & Japanese are both excellent craftsmen. It's wonderful seeing them put their differences aside and come together for the greater good of the civilized free world. America couldn't ask for better partners! 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷
Why my whole body are so expensive?
These days, there's plenty of ways to make money. Are you one of them?
Bro can't find a shirt without hole for an interview......
Don t you have seen his nails?os clearly an alternative intellectual😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dude’s a loser… what do you expect?
.... shirt is the least of his problems.
His tattered shirt identifies as a tuxedo. 😂
Using dremel is like McDonald
Ink stems??
u guys just had to put thatcreep in this video god damn
such a cute old man
Of course you had to make it about that topic again at the end.
cry about it
They can't not impose the w0ke bilge and insert it somewhere in the vid.
Siht never ends in 2024.
being here so early makes me feel like this video was made just for me
i mean, how can this piece of information only reach 1M persons? only 10,000 so far.. but doesn’t it make one wonder ?
Yeah I just look at the ink stone and go “THIS ROCK WAS MADE FOR ME”
These men show how humans will dedicate themselves to art. While I am sure people have suggested that he uses something to cushion and protect his shoulder for the health of his joints, he is probably so accustomed to the process without one that some kind of padding or brace would affect the quality of his performance. I guess this because this is certain something I experience with my arthritis and I can only wonder what these men's joints are like at their ages. It's a little distressing to see, but I understand, which makes it even more beautiful and yet difficult to watch.
I hope these artisan's efforts are appreciated as they deserve and that they take care of themselves. May they be happy and healthy as they deserve!
I want to believe if we had something like universal basic income then people could find and do what they loved, instead of needing to fit into a social norm just to make ends meat and put bread on the table. People want to work, but most people also don’t like being treated like waste
why? you made digital and printing services in abundance
So he sells stones between $750 to $2200 because he's South Korean.
If he were Indian or Chinese no one would pay more than $20 a stone and max a $100 for larger and more engraved stone.
What's a stawne? 😅
$25 bucks on Amazon 😂
you actually ans. it. it ANCIENT.
takes a lot of work to make one. as with the art form they support.
I'm impressed. Not a single mention to climate change. Finally!
ESG +1
wat
nailed it. and the Bureau of correct think is working overtime in comments. no thought is harmless, all must be controlled. brought to you by the DNC and BlackRock/Disney
@@alansokelisatruehero8520someone forgot to take their meds
He doesn't charge enough.
Someone introduce a dremal tool to the man. This is where the quote "work smarter, not harder" comes into play.
Yes, I think it would still be handmade if some of the work were done with a stone saw and a handheld tool.
Why would calligraphers choose to use this ancient method? Uhm, they’re calligraphers… that’s why.
Huh? When Japan annexed Korea, they didn't destroy the culture like the Cultural Revolution in China! Who told you to stop making inkstones? They simply stopped making them because there were no more Korean aristocrats and no one to buy them. What a fool.
The proof of this is that calligraphy culture once went out of use when we stopped teaching Chinese characters. It is rather recent that Hangul calligraphers have emerged. That is why there are no Korean calligraphers in the video.
would have great to hear from someone that actually used the inkstones instead of going out of your way to virtue signal.
Tf you yapping about?
Bingo. Can't escape this siht these days.
Ya'll couldn't hook my boy up with a nice inkstone while visiting that craftsman?
I hope he has an apprentice or two to pass on his knowledge through.
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It is just disrespectful to put these respectable traditional craftsmen in the same video as some random western dude
Cultural appropriation is OK as long it's not by straight white males /s
USED MODERN TECHNOLOGY....IT'S THERE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER! .... USE A MECHANICAL SAW AND GRINDER TO CUT AND SAND STONE!
한국이었네?!
THE BACKGROUND MUSIC IS TOO LOUD!
Sorry~the background music is too loud.
Plus the narrator's low timbre voice makes it difficult to hear her.
I tuned on CC but it covered much of the video~turn it down, please!! I was really, really interested in this video, but that LOUD music made it frustrating.
Way kaligrafi ink stone is so expwnsife kaligrafi ink stone beautyful
The answer to "why is X so expensive is always" because they refuse to use power tools. 🙄
Rich people hobbies are always expensive, they need an outlet to release their money? Why not give it to the poor? Economics is not quite that simple.
The strange guy at the end didn't even use anything, made by hand in Korea........ You are telling me the Korean guy that makes them couldn't point you in a direction to someone who actually use the fancy stuff??? last half of the video just felt out of place. "you know, like, its just rocks. It's like, weird." Not sure what any of that guy actually added to the video. He used a clay dish and poured bottled ink. Shame we didn't get to see one of the big beautiful ones get used and actually get to watch them mix the ink and then be used in the traditional way.... You guys did the traditional side very dirty. Could of at least included that too
Dude looks like a match about to spark up
Why didn't they use electric tools like power cutter and sander?
Same reason many don’t use liquid ink, you develop a more personal connection and through the labor and skill the piece becomes special
Sharpie makes the best pens.
You had me up until that weird thing started talking about metaphysical BS 😆
Next time we don’t need to know what some rando thinks about a product they can’t afford
While I can appreciate the craftsmanship, there is just no reason to buy a stone vessel handmade for several thousands dollars, when the same stone can be machine worked and sold for a few hundred. Only the luxury and prestige that comes from owning such an item.
I still applaud his mastery and determination of his craft.
Same. But you do have to appreciate the old man hustling rocks and making a living 😂
Its the difference between buying an ikea table and an antique table tho 💀
@@Anna-ug8cq You didn't read the comment. I was talking about the same stone, one hand chiseled and the other machined.
The material and function stays the same, there is not a single difference between them besides hand made putting much more hours and maybe more artistic designs in it which raised the price tenfold.
If you can pay and want pay for that, great, but you won't get a completely different product if you buy the machine made one.
Who cares if the student is gay. It has no baring on the inkstone. People of the 1st world have soft lives. This why who you sleep with, outshines the artist hand making every part of the inkstone. Merit means nothing to ideologues.
WTF!!!
Mkk
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Had me till the end there.