Body Plastique and Calligraphy

Rurubu (Japanese literal translation, «to dance and flow slowly») is a joint project of Haley Friesen, a Canadian photographer and Nobuhiro Sato, a calligraphy guru from San-Francisco. The bodies captured in graceful pas intertwine with master Sato’s powerful strokes that heighten the visual effect of continuous motion.

Ballet dancers Kathleen Legassick and Meaghan Silva posed for the unusual photo session. The original goal of the artists was to convey emotion through the art of dancing. «I think this is gonna be a real hot project. I’m sure this concept is much more effective —or perhaps just as effective in a different manner — to those who are illiterate in Japanese,» Friesen says.

Friesen caught the dance on her digital camera. The images were then printed on watercolor paper and shipped to Sato, who proceeded to paint Japanese calligraphy over them with Sumi ink. «I’ve always considered Japanese characters to have a strong resemblance to dancers and motion. There’s something about the sweeping gestures and graceful twists that make the slashes and splatters of hiragana and katana ink characters appear as a choreographed dance to my eyes,» Friesen says.

Both ballet and calligraphy are full-grown art forms of great value. However, this amazing blend brings them to a new level: a new genre is emerging.

Rurubu: Body Plastique and Calligraphy

Source: kulturologia.ru