The Innocent Eye
This part of the exhibit combines original calligraphy with digitally manipulated versions as seen by Marcia Donahue, an artist with an “innocent eye” who does not read Chinese or Japanese script. Rather than treating the scroll as text, she sees it as shapes, creating images that grow out of the forms.
Donahue’s creations were then digitally colored and printed in the form of a classic hanging scroll by Liza Dalby, a scholar of Japanese culture trained in the craft of scroll mounting.
The Pitiless Wind 風 calligraphy by Yoko Nishina
Bulldozer character for "wind" 風 calligraphy by Yoko Nishina
Cursive Man in the Moon Character "Dao - the Way" 道 by Mingzhou Guo
The Treasure Ship Calligraphy 道 by Mingzhou Guo
As You Like 以楽 calligraphy by Rona Conti
What Upside? calligraphy by Rona Conti
Crab Flow 流 Calligraphy by Pamela Ricard
Bat Flow 流 calligraphy by Pamela Ricard
Two to Tango 鉄 Calligraphy by JC Brown
Reaching 鉄 Calligraphy by JC Brown
Poor Little Drummer Girl 貧 calligraphy by JC Brown
Bottom Feeder 貧 calligraphy by JC Brown
Snowy Morning on Bamboo calligraphy by the Showa Empress Nagako
Faces calligraphy by the Showa Empress Nagako
Red Frass #1 百尺竿頭進一歩
Red Frass #2 百尺竿頭進一歩
Kikko Chakras 百尺竿頭進一歩
folding screen triptych 百尺竿頭進一歩
Knowing Enough! 知足 calligraphy by Mingzhou Guo English: Enough Money thank you
Butterflies (Peace and Harmony) 和楽
Cat Walk (Peace and Harmony) 和楽
Dragon Above (Peace and Harmony) 和楽
Phoenix Pair (Peace and Harmony) 和楽
original scroll (center) with digital manipulations
original scroll with digital versions 立柔剛
The Snowman 立柔剛
The Governess 立柔剛
Old Man 翁
Ninja Daruma 忍
Ninja Dog 忍
Ninja Fish 忍
Ninja monkey 忍
Ninja Tiger 忍
Schrodinger's Cat 無 calligraphy by John Guo
Original scroll of character MU 無 by John Guo (l.) digital cat (r.)