Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Influences

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher

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3,194 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Next, I would like to talk about three figures who have influenced my work and, more generally, my life. ”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations. Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Influences In this lesson, I would like to talk about three key figures who influenced my artwork and also my life. In the first course, I briefly talked about Sesshū Tōyō as the most influential artist in Japan. He also has been a great influence on my work. In 2020, the definitive edition of Sesshū was published as a separate volume by a Taiyou publisher to mark the 600th anniversary of Sesshū's birth. This book enlightens our understanding of Sesshū and his artwork through a dialogue with Arata Shimao and Yuji Yamashita. Unfortunately there's no English version of this book, but you ca...”

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Course summary for: Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (57)
3194 students
4 units
19 lessons (3h 53m)
12 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration

Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

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Artist and Teacher

Koshu is an artist and qualified shodō Master with a deep connection to the Zen philosophy of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting. She became a qualified calligraphy teacher at 24 and had her own calligraphy school with over 250 students until she relocated to the UK. She continues to share her passion with others through workshops, online teaching, demonstrations, and lectures.

Koshu creates commissions for a wide range of international clients. Her work can be seen on labels for KokoroGin, at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and in advertising campaigns for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her calligraphy work featured in the Hyper Japan Festival 2022 and her first sumi-e painting book is to be published by Bloomsbury in 2024.