"…. Painting starts with a blank sheet of paper. Lines, shapes and colors are added to the blank space. Gradually an image emerges and viewers can visually appreciate it. From nothing to a vivid image is a process of creation. Before any image gets created, artists take in all sorts of messages from their surroundings. Their senses get stimulated and their inner worlds get enriched. With vibrant colors, intricate lines and various shapes they create different images to convey their ideas and feelings. Like music and dance, painting is a process of adding elements to void. The journey every artist takes to finish a piece is a continuing movement between emptiness and enrichment. From the beginning to the end, it is full of changes. Artists realize their feelings and concepts with enchanting images that in turn captivate their audience…."
Excerpted from the preface for the 2002 Sumi-E Contest and Exhibition Catalog by Mr. Hong-Ru Lee, the President of Federation of Asian Culture and Art.
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