Junko Azukawa’s exhibition showcases Japanese ink paintings, Sumi-e.
Sumi-e is a philosophy, it’s a way of living and an art form. Sumi soot ink painting began around the 8th century and then evolved as a Zen discipline in the Muromachi period in Japan. For Junko, ink painting has become a powerful way to express the moment and explore the connection between nature and inner self.
Longing
Inspired by cherry blossoms. There is a distinct change in the four seasons in my hometown. It gets really hot and humid in summer, it snows heavily in winter. Cherry blossoms are blooming in spring and Autumn leaves are burning wherever you go.
By experiencing the seasons, you realise nothing lasts forever. Change is expected in life. Picked up a Japanese red ink stick and started grinding it, splashing the ink on the paper celebrating the transient beauty of cherry blossoms.
Japanese pigment on paper on wooden panel in frame
79cm x 79cm
$1,800
Every breath
Sumi ink on paper on wooden panel in frame
39cm x 137cm
$1,800
Experience
Sumi ink on paper on wooden panel in frame
40cm x 126cm
$1,800
Peace with the unknown
Sumi ink on canvas
146cm x 90cm
$2,600
Here now
Calligraphy:
Together living in the moment
Sumi ink on paper in wooden floating frame
74cm x 102cm
$2,200
About Ensō (円相)
Ensō circle is one of the most prevalent images of Zen art, and it has become a
kind of symbol of the clean and strong Japanese aesthetic. It has been subject to a
rich variety of interpretations seen as everything from a rice cake to a symbol of
infinity.
Ensō expresses the totality of our being. It symbolises enlightenment,
completeness, a life cycle, the universe itself, the void, harmony, and more but
regardless of how it is understood, the Ensō is above all an expression of the mind
of the artist who brushes it.
It is certainly a mysterious symbol to me because whenever Ensō appears in my
artwork, I am not in control.
You and me
Sumi ink on paper in wooden floating frame
27cm x 54cm (diptych, 27cm x 27cm each)
$800
You and me
Sumi ink on paper in wooden floating frame
27cm x 27cm
$600
Subconscious - where you belong
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
living together, living together,
,,,
Sumi ink on Japanese paper in glass, wooden frame
115cm x 160cm
AU$3,000
Teach me
Sumi ink on paper in wooden frame with glass
50cm x 41cm
$600
You and I
Sumi ink on Washi paper on wooden panel in frame
85cm x 447cm (triptych, 85cm x 149cm each)
$5,200
Our journey
Sumi ink on Washi paper on wooden panel in frame
85cm x 447cm (triptych, 85cm x 149cm each)
$5,200
White rainbow 白い虹
After the rains, a white rainbow illuminates another world.
premium inkjet print on cotton rag paper in frame with glass
30cm x 71cm
$500
Gentle attraction
Premium inkjet print
wooden frame edge 2cm width 4cm with glass
57cm x 74cm
$500
Your heart knows
premium inkjet print
wooden frame edge 2cm depth 4cm with glass
74cm x 57cm
$500
Nobody owns
premium inkjet print
wooden frame edge 2cm depth 4cm with glass
74cm x 57cm
$500
Mini art
Something little and sweet ...
- premium print on cotton rag paper
- Limited edition of 25
- already framed 25cm x 25cm
- AU$100 each