Zen collection

Collection of zen paintings based in symbolic motifs aiming to reach meditative and relaxing sensations. When performing zen paintings Milla Chang intends to provide Harmony, Happiness, Serenity and also to express her Gratitude for everything in Life.

"Mindfulness paintings", "they make me feel relaxed" or "amazingly relaxing and beautiful" are some of most common comments of the public in exhibitions.

Find out those and others sensations by youself.

Origins of sumi-e are in China from Tang Dynasty (618-907) and later was introduced in Japan by Zen monks more than five centuries ago. Nowadays this technique has more praticants in Japan than in China.

Materials: "chinese inks" applied over "xuanzhi" paper, commonly known as rice paper.

Technique: traditional eastern brush painting.

Collection:

"POPPING THROUGH THE SEASONS OF LIFE"

Video of collection of 18 paintings on Youtube at https://youtu.be/aaURHJWnWIo

Video of performing of a painting on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG7bmMT3CnI

In the year 2024 Milla Chang presents the collection "Poppying through the Seasons of Life", where the artist using simple representation of poppies, portrays the stages through the Way - the journey of Life (道 "Dáo" in the chinese language, 道 "Michi" in japanese language). The observers are invited to participate and sublimately to feel human emotions and key moments of their Lives such as Pregnancy, Birth, Schooling, Self-affirmation, Adversity, Resilience, Harmony, Serenity, among others.
This demanding minimalist painting style and technique, named sumi-e, is mainly performed in the East and is particularly linked to chinese and japanese cultures.

Each stroke is continuous, unique and unretouchable. it means once a stroke is drawn on the rice paper become irreversible, untouchable and cannot be corrected or erased any more. 

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Others Zen Paintings
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