INNER STRENGTH THAT EXUDES PERFECTION



Li Bin is fron China, my colleague 
and a good calligrapher



The craftsman has begun his piece

The brush is held at an angle

Controlled strokes for strong print

'Loyalty' in all forms

Rice paper is abosrbent for the ink

The darkes and blackest of ink for calligraphy

Horse-tailbrush gives the best quality for

the brush

 







The brush is mightier that the sword

Such subject can be a piece of poetry
on paper



The finished masterpiece ready to be framed


















POETRY IN MOTION

I watched intensely as friend Li Bin, with his steady hand struck confident strokes onto the rice paper through energy in motion, with time and rhythm in shifting space as its main ingredients. With deep concentration, he slashed the paper with the strokes that the wanted to create.  Each stroke and dab was done with precision and determination just by flexing his wrist at certain angles.  

Transfixed, I gazed without blinking and batting my eyes. I witnessed a piece of work being transformed from a poetry in motion.  Only an experienced calligrapher can deliver such mastery from nothing to something that has the ability to command the attention of the world.

Graceful yet with definite strokes
Gentle yet firm on the execution of the characters
Light yet impactful on the rice paper
Empty space yet stark with the black ink
Simple yet laden with meaning
Uncluttered yet bountiful with messages
Economical yet generous with culture and history
Plain yet a beauty in the eyes of the beholder

Only an expert is fired with such fluidity in controlling the simplest tools and yet has the capacity to produce works of art envied by many. That is ‘Loyalty’ to being a servant of art.