Yayoi Nishii
Japanese Calligraphy is a creative art form which attempts to express spiritual
depth and beauty by means of Kanji and Kana characters by a brush and sumi
(black ink). The art of beautiful handwriting is practiced in the West
too, but because of complexity of the Knaji character each of which has
a meaning, and the use of a brush which allows the strokes to be made softly
or firmly, thick or fine, calligraphy as an art seems to have more highly
developed in Japan. Although appreciation of a work of calligraphy depends
on the beauty of expression (brush strokes , structure, color of sumi,
arrangement etc.) and content (style , meaning), as the writing expresses
the personality of the writer , a good work to be considered to be one
that moves the observer.
Ms Yayoi Nishi's talented works express her love and spiritual depth in
observing the surrounding natures.
The World of Japanese Calligraphy
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