Search results for: “zen”
-
now and zen and later
A few decades ago, the term Zen moment was quite unknown in the West. Today it has become a consumer item and similar to the pair of terms feng shui 風水, most people do not understand what it is actually about.
-
Daoist talks (V) Dao and Zen in Arts – analyzed by AI
What AI says, answering my question: The Role of Dao and Zen in Chinese Painting
-
Daoist Talk (I) Supplement
Existence of the non-existence. The sound of one hand clapping. An afterword to Daoist talks (I)
-
Cats in Chinese Painting
Let’s play a little game again: Let’s imagine there is a competition with 3 cats at the start. The “best” cat should be chosen. Which would get your vote: 1, 2 or 3?
-
More nonZENse
Article about Daoism and Zen-Buddhism related to fine arts. Introduction of 2 paintings.
-
Mu Qi. 6 Persimmons – an interpretation
6 Persimmons – an interpretation. Analyzing one of the most important Chinese paintings by the Zen monk Mu Qi
-
three strikes
Three strikes: Today I would like to present 3 newer works and will not write much about them. The first is a play on Zen thought. In the sense of what was said above, it remains without further explanations.
-
metaverse (IV)
day & night and Schrödinger’s cat [1] I am very pleased that my postings on this topic are so well received and thank you for the general interest!After this posting today, one more on this topic will follow, but it will be easier to understand. Today it gets a little more complicated. When I […]
-
zettl.blog – journal
This journal deals with different topics related to Friedrich Zettl’s artwork, articles on fine arts, related announcements, and art theory. The focus is on subjects related to Chinese art and philosophy like Daoism and Zen-Buddhism. art theory – saatchiart – artmajeur
-
Daoist talks (IV): Liang Kai The Story of Eight Eminent Monks
Liang Kai is best known in the West for his painting of Li Bai. Only a few know the scroll of “The story of eight eminent monks”.
-
Because it’s Wednesday again…
This and That and Everything: I’ve started 2 new series, one spilling over into the other.
-
metaverse (V)
After my last post (metaverse IV) Schrödinger, his cat, you and I basically agreed that IS and NOT-IS can exist at the same time.
-
Daoist Talks (I): Two Daoist stories and a Daoist painting
Daoist Talks (I): Two Daoist stories and a Daoist painting. A first step into the world of Taoism in Chinese painting.
-
Daoist Talks (II): The Basics
Our main topic will be Daoism in Chinese painting. Understanding the essential aspects of the Dao should help us to understand Chinese painting better and more profoundly.
-
Friedrich Zettl Fine Arts Blog and Portfolio
Friedrich Zett Fine Arts: Paintings, graphics, and calligraphy. Homepage with portfolio and a blog on fine arts, a shop, and a link to a video channel on fine art.
-
art theory
Chinese art theory: Various aspects of Chinese painting, its philosophy, concepts, techniques, etc. on the basis of short contributions.
-
The Essence of Chinese Painting (IX)
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 3. This artivcle is dealing with the structure in Chinese painting by using some examples.
-
new surrealism concepts
Surrealism was an important topic in the work of Friedrich Zettl from the early days. This page introduces older and new surrealism concepts by Zettl.
-
key works
Key works are presented that show the artistic development of Friedrich Zettl. At the beginning we find works that were based on Surrealism, which was quickly followed by phases of Impressionism and Expressionism.
-
metaverse (III)
the beginning and the end Short preliminary remark If I just started with my thoughts, there would be a certain danger of someone shouting: “Hey, that’s not scientific!” Two preliminary remarks are therefore permitted. All our thinking is based on previously thought and mostly we deal with premises. Such as A $100 bill has a […]
-
just two characters
I uploaded a new video on youtube, it’s about my calligraphy. Well, in the broadest sense – from traditional to Asemic and painted calligraphy.
-
waltzing corona
My first painting this year is this triptych. I will take this as an opportunity to present my point of view, because if I can manage to explain the essential points clearly, you may look at Chinese art from a different perspective in the future.
-
how we (I) see
Many years ago I read an article about viewing habits. A certain audience was asked the question (sort of): “Do you think we all see the same thing when we look at something?”
-
about 关于
about the artist friedrich zettl, short bio, photos, exhibitions
-
analyzing a simple painting by Qi Baishi 齐白石
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 2. Analyzing a the painting Chinese cabbage and peppers by Qi Baishi 齐白石
