Friday, January 6, 2012

The Circle, the Spiral, the Enzo





One of the most common themes I use in my work is the circle, either complete as if it were a sphere depicted in two dimensions, or in its incomplete, but equally important form, the enzo.  



In Japan, an "enzo" is a brushed-ink painting of a Zen circle that monks make while meditating. The enzo is one of the deepest symbols in Japanese Zen: a symbolic representation of enlightenment, encompassing the universe in an endless, cyclical line. For the practitioner, the act of creating each single circle is a visual koan in which the state of that moment is revealed.



As you can see, I typically embed the image in a context of layers seemingly created by erosion, corrosion, or by sedimentation or layering of the effects of time.


5 comments:

  1. Someday, Someday, I will have one of your amazing pieces

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  2. someday, someday I will own one of your amazing pieces

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  3. There is a "wholeness" and "Holyness" to the work you do..Your work, really speaks to a great part of the human being ,spirituality

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  4. Thought provoking and a real sense of peace. Great work!

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  5. paul.rawlings@roadrunner.comJanuary 8, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    Beautiful work, D!
    ~Mary R.

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