The HABOTAI series is a continuation and extension of my exploration of Wabi-Sabi principles, where the expressionistic nature of the HABOTAI is built upon the simplicity of the Wabi-Sabi.
The minimalism and structure of the Wabi-Sabi allows for...
complete freedom within the work, allowing me to insert gestures made from various materials, especially ink drawings on Japanese silk, but also watercolor on canvas, oil stick on paper and acrylic on wood.
With my previous wabi-sabi series I sought a kind of essential refined simplicity reduced to the extreme.The addition of these gestures bring into the work an active presence with dynamic possibility.
My gestures are sincere and heartfelt yet bold and ambiguous. They represent a feeling, they are symbols I relate to, part of the human culture, which meaning remains undefined.
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