Description
About Chinese Calligraphy Scrolls By Dr. Painter
Writing of Chinese characters using brush and ink is a widely practiced art and revered in the East Asian civilizations. Chinese calligraphy serves the purpose of conveying thought but also shows the ‘abstract’ beauty of the line. Rhythm, line, and structure are more perfectly embodied in calligraphy than in painting or sculpture. As an ancient expressive art, Chinese calligraphy expresses the abstract beauty through the organizational structure of lines and dots, while also reflecting a person’s emotions, moral integrity, character, educational level, accomplishments in self-cultivation and intellectual tastes. Therefore each piece of hand inked calligraphy is unique.
Chinese calligraphy is an art of turning Chinese characters into expressive images by using an animal hair brush and water based ink. The artist by varying the speed and pressure of the brush, controlling the concentration of ink, the thickness, absorbency of the paper, and the flexibility of the brush allows the artist to be free to produce an infinite variety of styles and forms. Chinese calligraphy to the artist, is a mental exercise that coordinates mind, body and spirit. It is a relaxing yet highly disciplined exercise for one’s physical well-being and spiritual cultivation.
Dr. John Painter’s Calligraphy
Now you can own a collection of these beautiful 12” X 30” hand painted scrolls featuring the names of Chinese internal martial and healing arts personally inked by Dr. John Painter. Your scroll has been brushed by Dr. Painter in Chinese characters on rice paper and reproduced by graphic artist Dr. Richard A. Galosy to create this original Giclée print. This beautiful scroll will last a lifetime and will never fade, warp or yellow.
Authentication Certificate
Each scroll comes with a certificate of authentication containing a photo of the author, his Chinese name and illustrations of the Chops used to sign the painting. The chop or seal is the official signature of the artist. It is an essential part of Chinese culture. The Mandarin Chinese name for chop or seal is yìn jiàn (印鑑). A Chinese chop is applied with a red paste called zhūshā (朱砂). Chops are used by individuals as signatures for many kinds of official documents and artworks. An artists chop adds a further artistic dimension to the painting or calligraphic scroll. Dr. Painter has two chops used on his Chinese paintings and Scrolls one features his Chinese Taoist name and the other his western name translated into Chinese. Also included is the English definition of the calligraphy and Dr. Painter’s interpretations of the meaning of each character used in the scroll.
Special Mounting Hardware
Each scroll comes with unique magnetic four piece mounting hardware made of Teak or Oak wood. These allow you to hang the scrolls in the traditional manner and remove them easily from the mounting for cleaning or changing them for others in the series. Because the unique scrolls are separate from the mounting hardware they are also easy to display in a standard picture frame if so desired.
Price
Calligraphic Chinese art by noted personages and artists, such as this can sell for anywhere from $100.00 to $200.00 or more. We are offering this very limited supply of these unique art works. Please choose your calligraphy scroll from the list.
Dr. Painter’s calligraphy scrolls for only:
$45.00 each + Shipping
For other amazing nature and art printing contact:
Dr. Richard Galosy Photography
rgalosyphoto@gmail.com
www.richardgalosy.com
