Monthly Archive: August 2018

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PRAJÑĀ

I’m not going to be able to describe the Buddhist concept of prajñā  with any adequacy.  Yet I will try, as the fundamental precept speaks to our Transparent Drawing purposes. If I had to...

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THE UNVISIBLE

Suzuki tells us that the foundation of Zen Buddhism is the concept of the unconscious. “Spatially, it is called ‘formless’, against all that can be subsumed under form; temporarily, it is ‘non-abiding’, as it...

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ORDINARY BUILDING BIZEN

Just another ordinary building in Bizen, Japan.  After getting off the train and then starting to walk thru the town, this was the second building that I took photos of.   There are many buildings...

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REPRESENTATION IS DEAD

Why do we even teach representation as the mode with which to draw to solve problems? Why are we even taught to draw representationally?  Why are we culturally ingrained to draw for emotion, rather...

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FOLDING WINGS

On this Monday morning, I wanted to share what I hope is an inspirational design resource.  At this link, you will find a paper written by Japanese scientists in which they create  holistic and...

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LIFE IS NOT LIKE AN OIL PAINTING

“Life delineates itself on the canvas called time; and time never repeats: once gone, forever gone, and so is an act: once done, it is never undone. Life is a sumiye-painting, which must be...

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ARTICLES ON DRAWING

Two articles on drawing that I came across and want to share with you. The first is by Sam Jacobs and the article is titled Rendering: The Cave of the Digital.  This is published...

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HILBERT SPACE 2

While we are on the subject of Hilbert Space, another drawing.  (Our introduction to Hilbert Space is at the previous page.)  In my research into this mathematical construct, I came across the image below,...