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.
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.
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
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
Gentle attraction
print on fine art coated paper in wooden frame without glass
52cm x 52cm
AU$400
Ensō cat
Sumi ink and watercolour on Japanese paper in wooden frame with glass
56cm x 56cm
AU$800
Take your time
Sumi ink and watercolour on Japanese paper in wooden frame with glass
54cm x 61cm
AU$800
What you do today is what matters most
Sumi ink and watercolour on Japanese paper in wooden frame with glass
59cm x 55cm
AU$800
Place to be
I know where the warmest place
In this house
Going to receive love
Creating warmth together
And having my usual daily routine
This is what it means to be alive
Looking for a warm place
Sumi ink and watercolour on Japanese paper in wooden frame
57cm x 87cm
AU$1,200
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
Mini art
Something little and sweet ...
- premium print on cotton rag paper
- Limited edition of 25
- already framed 25cm x 25cm
- AU$100 each