Sumi-e Basics, Episode 1

Sumi-e Basics, Episode 1
with Tomas Wolff
Introduction, history, and preparation of your Sumi-e art space
Supplies:
one or two Sumi-e or other soft long brushes.
Small container of black ink
12- 15 sheets of white paper 8x12 or larger.
3 small bowls for water
2-3 sheets of paper towel
Apron and table protection
Tomas Wolff, [e-mail]
New Mexico Arts
US Bank Foundation
New Mexico Humanities Council
National Endowment for the Humanities
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[@wallhagens2001]

Thanks for this introduction. I was taking a sumi-e class right when the pandemic started. I really enjoy it and appreciate your sharing with us.

[@sarahg3736]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@kiriki737]

SUMI-E is the Japanese word for black ink painting.
East Asian painting and writing developed together in ancient China using the same materials - brush and ink on paper.
The focus is on the beauty of each brush stroke !!!

[@kiriki737]

The philosophy of Sumi-e is contrast and harmony, the expression of simple beauty and elegance.
“Water-ink-painting” in Japanese “suiboku-ga” or colloquially “sumi-e” (literally “ink painting”).
Despite its Chinese origins, it has now become common to refer to all ink paintings under Japanese terms

[@marcoscruzherran7385]

Great video

[@kiriki737]

Sumi-e = Sumi” means “black ink” and “e” means both “path” and “painting”.
These are simple and highly aesthetic drawings that consist of powerful, mostly chasing and quickly thrown strokes.

[@AlexPeshlakai-c8j]

For little kids

[@inali_illustrates9142]

Its an art form that has existed for 1000s of years with masters that have devoted their entire lives to it, schools, teaching sumi-e and ukiyo-e, masters Yoshitoshi, Kanagawa, and many more have contributed greatly to society, something that labelling all of this as something "For little kids" will never achieve