Caligrafia japoneza - 26 martie 2011

         Cea de-a doua intalnire a lunii martie a fost dedicata Caligrafiei japoneze, arta scrieri frumoase a caracterelor japoneze, hiragana, katakana si kanji. Secrete ale acestei arte numita shodo au fost prezentate de catre doamna profesor universitar Rodica Frentiu,  pasionata de aceasta arta pe care o practica de 13 ani, timp in care a avut expozitii in Romania si Japonia care i-au adus  aprecieri si recunoastere in lumea artistilor caligrafi.

Publicul a fost compus in mare parte de studenti de-ai doamnei profesoare, dar nu numai.

Intalnirea a inceput ca de obicei prin prezentarea participantilor care au fost invitati sa spuna cate ceva despre dansii si relatia pe care o aveau cu Japonia sau legatura cu tema in discutie.

Prezentarea a inceput in stil academic, cu discursul doamnei profesor in care vorbea despre scriere in general, ca si vechime, descoperire si evolutie, si in particular despre scrierea japoneza, dificila si interesanta in acelasi timp, a carei studiu a devenit o provocare inspre caligrafie. In cautarea de intelesuri si in dorinta de a intelege lumea redata prin semne, complexele caractere chinezesti, kanji, d-na Rodica Frentiu, marturisea mai apoi, a solicitat universitatii din Kobe, unde studia la acea vreme, sa i se acorde posibilitatea de a participa la un curs de caligrafie. De atunci caracterele au inceput sa prinda sens, iar prima experienta cu pensula a fost decisiva si revelatoare.

Arta propriu-zisa, shodo, prin intalnirea dintre pensula, hartie si sufletul creator, daruieste lumii un moment irepetabil purtator de adanci semnificatii.

Dupa discurs, d-na Frentiu a prezentat  instrumentele necesare caligrafiei si a detaliat  modul in care se scriu caracterele. Ruloul expus drept exemplu de caligrafie, semnifica “Timp si spatiu”, jiku in limba japoneza, si intrucat era de dimensiuni mari scrierea lui s-a facut pe pardoseala, folosind o pensula foarte mare.

 Caligrafierea este precedata de momentul prepararii cernelii, care poate dura o ora, timp in care artistul se pregateste, mediteaza la ceea ce urmeaza sa scrie, spunea d-na profesor Rodica Frentiu.

Prezentarea s-a incheiat cu o serie de intrebari ale publicului  a caror raspunsuri au fost exemplificate prin experienta personala a doamnei Frentiu in Japonia ca studenta si ca artist.

In final,dl. Katsutaro Kawai a adus cateva concluzii prezentarii doamnei Frentiu, subliniind ca este important de retinut ca desi arta shodo necesita calitati artistice de pictura, aceasta ramane in acelasi timp o arta a scrisului, mesajul scris fiind de asemenea foarte important.

Au urmat anunturile si obisnuitul timp de ceai.

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The second meeting in March was dedicated to the Japanese art of writing. Secrets of this art called shodo have been presented by Professor Rodica Frentiu who is passionate of this art since 1998, when she had the first contact with calligraphy in Japan. During these 13 years she had expositions in Romania and Japan that brought her appreciation and recognition among the calligraphy artists.

The public was largely made up of Professor Frentiu’s students, but not only.

The meeting started as usually with every participant self- introduction and the invitation to say something about their relation with Japan or the theme on discussion.

The presentation began in an academic style, with Professor Frentiu’s discourse about writing in general, as discovery, evolution and meaning, and in particular about Japanese writing, difficult and interesting in the same time. Studying Japanese writing turned to be a challenge for calligraphy, for her. Trying to understand the deeper meaning of the complex Chinese characters, kanji, made professor R. Frentiu to request at the University of Kobe, where she was studying at that time, the possibility to attend at a calligraphy course. Since then the characters started to reveal their significance to her and the first experience with the calligraphy brush was revealing and decisive.

The Calligraphy Art, shodo, through the meeting of the brush, paper and the creator soul, gives to the world a non-recurring moment full of meanings.

After the discourse, Professor R. Frentiu showed the calligraphy tools and gave details about the way of writing the characters. One of the personal calligraphywork was brought as an example and as its size was big, the Professor explained that it was written on the floor with a very big brush. The time for preparing the ink, which can take about one hour according to the case, is very important for the artist as he meditates at the characters he is going to write.

 The presentation ended with questions asked by the public, the answers being often exemplified with Ms. Frentiu’s personal experience in Japan as a student and as an artist.

In the end, Mr. Katsutaro Kawai added a few conclusion words to professor Frentiu’s presentation, emphasizing that it is important to remember that even though shodo requires artistic qualities in painting, it remains an art of writing at the same time, the written message being very important.

Afterwards the announcements and the usual teatime followed.