Today’s Fun Link is one of the TEDxKyoto 2013 events, A Dance of Brush and Ink with Tomoko Kawao.

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A Dance of Brush and Ink: Tomoko Kawao at TEDxKyoto 2013.

In the hands of calligraphy artist Tomoko Kawao, the brush and ink become part of a dance that mesmerizes just as much as the work of art she is creating. Kawao began learning calligraphy at the age of 6, and since 2004 she has studied under the Master Calligrapher Shoshu. Kawao has received numerous awards and considerable recognition for her body of work, which featured in the logo for the Hankyu Railway Arashiyama Station, included in window displays of numerous department stores, and incorporated in collaborations with the music and fashion industries.

Her masterpiece – the Correlation series – focuses on brush movement between dots, conveying the theme of “imagining the invisible”. The Correlation series, inspired by her daily examination of classic works, was used as the opening sequence for the NHK drama Yae no Sakura and also serves as the basis for all of her live performances and workshops.
All these achievements, however, come down to the simplicity of paper, brush and ink, transformed in the hands of Kawao into works of staggering beauty. TEDxKyoto2013

Watching Kawao create a large-scale piece–the creation of the art is also an art. Watch on Youtube.