East Asian Calligraphy - Tao Dao 道 Chinese Japanese Calligraphy Performance Workshop

[@jefffawver888]

Beautiful Moment.Thank you for sharing.

[@xuyingge2514]

Thank you Jeff for sharing your feelings too

[@luckyluciano2707]

your performance and your explanation had me in tears.. i'm so touched

[@xuyingge2514]

Thank you for sharing your precious moments and thoughts. May we all enjoy the simplicity of our daily lives.

[@mrenormouscroc]

Beautiful Tao

[@artofthebrush]

Hi there, thank you for your kind reply. 😊

[@k수석]

도는 마음에서 자연은 도 ~아름답습니다. ❤🎉

[@artofthebrush]

Beautifully said!

[@蘇淇-e9f]

要查一下字典看一下結構

[@wita_andreia]

✨🖤

[@Ashley-uk4ld]

🙏🙏

[@artofthebrush]

☺☺

[@melissalee2024]

非常寧靜的一刻, 但那串長項鏈有點礙事~

[@xuyingge2514]

谢谢你，嗯嗯，是我的那串佛珠吧🤭

[@tammyclark1207]

❇......made my heart gleam. Thank you so much for sharing. Very nice.

[@artofthebrush]

That’s very kind of you to share your thoughts and feelings. Thank you for your generosity.

[@badaullim]

왜 중봉으로 쓰지 않는가?

[@artofthebrush]

Hi there, sorry but I don't understand the question. Would you like to say a little more about your question? Thank you

[@badaullim]

@@artofthebrush I mean the brush should go along a central line (中鋒).

[@artofthebrush]

@@badaullim Thank you! When practicing East Asian Calligraphy, most of the time our brush is upright or, as you said goes along a central line ((中鋒/中锋). And one should always follow this guideline especially when they first start their training. And this is formal style. When the practitioner gets more confident, then move on to free style, one will be able to explore various movements of the brush, for example, side of the brush, pausing the brush or something else that he/she feels at that moment. Calligraphy can be very personal, just like we all have our own unique handwritings 😄 Let me know if you have further questions. You can also reach out to me through [e-mail]. Thank you.

[@東門賀]

仪式感很强，但对写字这件事来讲，有点过于繁琐了

[@artofthebrush]

Thank you for your comments. I understand that the preparation might seem complicated for just writing one single character - and you are right. The practice I'm sharing, in fact, half of the efforts is on the body and mind, thus, we always take our time to sit, to breath and to connect with what we are doing. So we can enjoy the process more without being attached to the result of the calligraphy strokes. I'd love to hear your thoughts and thank you for sharing.

[@東門賀]

​@@artofthebrush 是的，您做的很棒，我知道这属于日本书道的范畴，你们书写汉字的过程中赋予了更多日本人所特有的精神属性，这很令人欣赏。非常棒！这正是两国文化的差异所在，书法对于中国人来讲更多的是注重书写的笔法和由此产生的艺术美感，并且书写汉字这件事，本身就有足够的愉悦感，书法是中国人文化生活的一部分，当你欣赏一幅中国古代书法时，你会感同身受，沉浸在书写内容所透露的思想和情绪表达上，这类似中国品茶和日本茶道之间的关系，在同一个文化源头中产生了截然不同的呈现，这很棒！希望我们彼此欣赏对方的文化，共同传承书法艺术。感谢你！

[@artofthebrush]

@@東門賀 Ahhh how wonderful is your interpretation about calligraphy and the culture. Learn from each other and enjoy the beauty within and the spirit of the strokes. Thank you and appreciated.

[@国明陈-r3w]

欣赏其仪式，不欣赏其书法。看墙角上摆的那个“道”字，就知道这种书法的水平，不值得欣赏。（外行乱评。） 11/1/2024

[@artofthebrush]

@@国明陈-r3w Hi there, thank you for sharing your thoughts. There is so much to learn and I always consider myself as a beginner. The calligraphy piece in the corner is a copy of the ancient master Wang Xizhi. It's semicursive style so it may not look very much like the formal style which most of the time be considered as the "standard" form. However, I like it because it's an improve expression and its free and unique. 😊

[@sangwankim5372]

뭐여.

[@artofthebrush]

Hi there, would you like to explain more about your question? Thank you

[@garhong]

人類發明桌子已經一千年了

[@불사조-r8i]

平 凡~

[@xuyingge2514]

平凡是真，平常心是道 ❤

[@UNIQUE-b3r]

낙관 글씨가 너무 작다

[@artofthebrush]

Hi there, the text at the bottom is "平常心是道"， which can be translated as "A normal and simple heart, is Dao/Tao".

[@林彥榮-t4u]

為何沒桌子？

[@artofthebrush]

你好，谢谢你的留言。我们练习的时候是可以选择用桌子，或者跪坐在垫子上。 为了大家看的清楚视频里我是在地板上展示的。其实不同的姿势可以给作画带来不一样视角，可以尝试一下 ：）希望这样解答可以帮到你。

[@자일구-z1b]

Viral! What's that?

[@artofthebrush]

Hi there, would you like to specify what you are asking? Ehmm I don't quite get it 🤔 . Thank you