Shiike Kayama

The "letters" that form the material for the calligraphy have meaning, and the moment the work is created is focused not only on technique, but also on the emotions drawn from the words and letters that inspire them. The letters have an order of writing, and by tracing the movement of the brush, the...

The "letters" that form the material for the calligraphy have meaning, and the moment the work is created is focused not only on technique, but also on the emotions drawn from the words and letters that inspire them. The letters have an order of writing, and by tracing the movement of the brush, the presence of the body is revived. In a work of calligraphy, as in a song, the dynamism of breathing is preserved on a flat surface, and as in a photograph, the trajectory of a moment that never happens twice is left behind. In this way, a work of art is created by repeating over and over again the concentration that goes deep into the mind and the movement that accompanies the technique, and the moment when both are heightened is engraved on the flat surface. The process of creation is a series of repeated moments in pursuit of the plane that will become the work of art. It is like a sprinter repeating a dash in a short-distance race. I want to extract beautifully.