khora variation 11 Veronika Schäpers The way the petals spread

The way the petals spread out in your hands is so beautiful and open that just looking at them makes you feel cheerful

until his death at the age of ninety-five

The instantaneous form of the paper and the way it changes its expression over time is like the layering of time that knows no bounds

the year of Shusaku Tomi's death

khora variation 11 Veronika Schäpers The way the petals spreadKhora (VARIATION 11) In Khora's series, the brush tip is first lightly touched to the paper with a very minute reverse movement called a "sawari." Starting with a reverse movement, the brush tip is placed down, then pulled back, and finally lifted up from the flat surface. This short brush movement is repeated. Takashi Hiraide Leaving the world of Japanese painting, Mizutsu Tatsuta is opening up his own world. You can see the original paintings of the