11-2 REDUCTION TO THE ESSENTIALS – AN AUTODIDACTIC PATH TO THE NON-REPRESENTATIONAL
Author : Marcus Kneip
Page Range : p.14-27
Abstract
An artist’s statement in which the German painter Marcus Kneip traces his self-taught path from figurative portraiture to non-representational ink painting. He describes the influence of Japanese aesthetics, Daoism, Chan Buddhism and informal painting, his technique of shaping squirted ink on paper, and painting as a spiritual practice.
Keywords
Marcus Kneip; ink painting; non-representational art; wabi-sabi; spiritual practice
摘要
德国画家马库斯·克奈普的自述，讲述他从具象肖像画走向非具象水墨的自学之路。他谈到日本美学、道家、禅宗及非定形绘画对自己的影响，介绍将墨液喷洒于纸面再加以塑形的技法，并将绘画视为一种精神修行。
关键词
马库斯·克奈普; 水墨; 非具象艺术; 侘寂; 精神修行