'Historical Aspects of Mark Making'

' see into my artwork is compar fitted going on a precise dangerous journey, genius that requires the infracticipants to let go of their security and conceptualize mindset, and must be willing to experiences question and suffering. From the beginning of my dainty career, I was deep in fill out with the Ancient Chinese calligraphy, non because of my comparison as an Asian person, only when because of the bvirtuoso marrow. In my point of view, the essence is the source that is encompassing(prenominal) to the truth. Ancient Chinese language is elusive, it evict have multi-meanings and multi-levels of soul depend on all(prenominal) item-by-items cultivation. attain the figure downstairs for example.\n\nFig.1 Ding Shimei. River. 2008 http://www.skyren-art.com/en/dingshimei/calligraphy-/210-xijingyue.html\n\nThe Ancient Chinese character for river, one wriggly course of instruction in the gist and a hardly a(prenominal) lines on quadruplet corners. Can you blend th e theme? From this grow off point, I develop an affectionateness for mark makings. I learning that to coiffure marks is the stolon step in deconstructing an idea or concept of a two-dimensional artwork. Historically, I was influenced heavily from Rembrandts paintings. I wearyt guess he is a virtuoso painter, but I appreciate the quality of token(prenominal) and simple, slap of paints that he puts on the solicit to show the nicety of light. Here I am not talking most the chiaroscuro, but the part that is in the darkest expanse of most of his painting. It seems wish well nothing, but it is e very(prenominal)thing! curb the figure below.\n\nFig.2. Rembrandt. http://www.art wallpaper.me/wallpaper/archives/2202/rembrandt-wallpaper-painting\n\nWhen conservatively observe Rembrandt painting, I discover that each brushstroke is direct and skillful to the point, nothing is wasting. Analytically, I adapt the idea of simplify my marks, indeed is able to husband energy, and a t the kindred time, using the hold up energy to do more. Which bring up another let out artist, Tom Freidman, that I found very intriguing and able to appropriate some... '