New Collections of Original Japanese Paintings
In the last three weeks, I’ve been trying to create two new collections of contemporary paintings. In the first collection, I want to focus on vivid colors and call it Iro (color in Japanese). In the second collection, I want to focus on the beauty of the planet and call it Chikyu (earth in Japanese). These collections are to be abstract only, which is something I’ve never done. I’ll keep some Japanese calligraphy influence in my paintings because it’s grown to be such a big part of my pieces. I’ll also incorporate more colors into my paintings, particularly the Iro Collection.
Both collections sounded simple enough… until I tried painting them and went to hell and back a dozen times. I’ve learned two things about myself over the past sleep deprived weeks. First, I’m an artist who fears bright colors (strange, I know). Second, I find abstract art to be one of the most difficult styles. Both these artistic flaws drove me to give up all other styles of painting for awhile, and focus on what I struggle with the most. There’s no better way to grow as an artist.
Here’s a video of me, Soniei, trying to explain the evolution of my art and the inspiration behind my contemporary paintings.
This video includes a brief explanation of how I left the 9-5 work world to live my dream as a full-time artist.
I also share a few pictures of my original paintings, including my Japanese calligraphy art and other Zen inspired paintings.
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