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Shoshu
Calligraphers write
words.
Painters draw
pictures.
Photographers take
photos.
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pictures?
I don’t want to be restricted
to categories.
Fukuda
Shoshu (1958- )
is a professional calligrapher/artist from Kyoto,
Japan.
He also works as a (logo)
designer (see the section on “f. shoshu
Art-Office”).
He has organised and held
a number of exhibitions in and out of Japan.
His recent exhibitions include a private show at the
Heilongjiang Art Gallery, Harbin, China,
which keeps a couple of his works in its permanent
collection,
and a group exhibition at Gallery Misuya, Kyoto, held in
August and October 2001 respectively.
Several exhibitions are scheduled to take place in 2002.
He is a recipient of numerous prizes, including the grand
prize for the calligraphy section
at the 1990 International Exposition of Calligraphy and Art
held in Beijing, China.
His calligraphic works
are noted for the unique effect of an original sumi ink,
which he prepares.
Like a potter, who never knows how his work will turn out
until it is baked and taken out of a kiln,
Shoshu lets nature take its own course to finalise his
work,
as particles in the ink move around and leave their
‘traces’ on a paper once they leave his hand.
After going through the
‘ordinary’ path of calligraphic training,
Shoshu left the conservative calligraphy world, questioning
its structure and practice.
While he attempts to free himself from the
‘traditionalists’, he turns to the Chinese classics for
legitimacy.
Although his calligraphic works are based on
‘tradition’,
Shoshu continues to seek his own way of expression in order
to create innovative works.
Shoshu is also known for
his photographic works.
His photographic career is marked by his earlier series of
black and white gelatine silver prints,
and recently by both colour and monochrome digital
images.
His latest works are an experimentation to integrate his
two‘fields’- calligraphy and photography.
He scans various effects of ink on a piece of paper, and
arranges them to combine with his digital photographic
works.
Please enjoy
yourself!
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