Drawing tree branches has always been an
issue for me. I remember when I was a kiddo it was one of the most difficult
part of the drawing. Today, whenever I want to draw a nice tree branch, I get
horrified. What is problematic cannot be easily translated into language.
Something doesn’t go well. Something is very disturbing with drawing tree
branches. This would not be a problem if I only found my branch drawings in
that way- somehow deficient, but it goes so most of the time with other’s works
too.
Lately I've encountered a catalogue of Chinese
drawings by a nameless (for Chinese alphabet non-readers) artist. What I find interesting in these drawings is
that none of the tree branches seemed flawed, amiss or awkward to me. Somehow
they don’t disturb me at all and they even give a great visual pleasure. When I
was taking the Major Works of Eastern Art class, the professor had mentioned
that in Chinese art, the artist goes on long spiritual journeys in which
he(perhaps she too?) observes the nature for years but does not directly
reflect the things seen on paper. Rather he waits for years until the nature
becomes a part of him so that he can draw or paint the things he saw for years
with an-so to say- internal eye.
I would like to think of these following
works in that way too.
Also, there are Chinese letters on page and
also stamp looking signatures indicating different owners of the work. The placements of the text as well as the
signatures compose a very beautiful interacting designed work together. I
wonder the moment when the first owner is about to put the red signature: ‘where
should I sign?’ Or is he putting them around without thinking a lot?
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| If anyone knows how to read Chinese and would like to help me, I'll put his name as well. |
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