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by María Eugenia Manrique (Author)
The principal aspects of Zen painting and the sumi-e method are explained in this book with a simple and poetic language. The materials used in this method of painting, such as solid ink, stone ink pots, bamboo brushes, and cloth paper, are explained in detail, as are the brushstrokes and techniques specific to each of the four noblemen--the bamboo, the prune, the chrysanthemum, and the wild orchid--with the goal of finding the way to creative expression. Los aspectos principales de la pintura zen y del método sumi-e surgen de un lenguaje sencillo y poético en este libro. Los materiales utilizados como la tinta sólida, tinteros de piedra, pinceles de bambú y papeles de fibras se describen detalladamente en esta guía, la cual también enseña las diferentes pinceladas y técnicas particulares de los cuatro honorables caballeros: el bambú, el ciruelo, el crisántemo y la orquídea silvestre, con la noble finalidad de encontrar un camino para expresar la creatividad.
Author Biography
María Eugenia Manrique is a professor of fine arts in Barcelona. She has received the Bronze Prize for painting from the Osaka International Triennale in Japan.
