In Quest of Pure Form
Beauty, purity, peace within
Japanese Calligrapher KASHUŪ
For sincerity, not success,
is how I write and live.
For the London based Japanese calligrapher KASHUŪ, Calligraphy is her life-long practice to train and purify the mind. The age-old tradition is a discipline of beauty, a search towards pure form and peace within.
Her mission guiding all her projects is to spread a mindful way of living through the spirit of Japanese Calligraphy.
KASHUŪ was born in Kumamoto, Japan in 1979 and started Japanese calligraphy at the age of 6. In 1998, at the age of 18, she was given the title of “Master” and the following year, she..
Japanese calligrapher KASHUŪ
For sincerity, not success,
is how I write and live.
For the London based Japanese calligrapher KASHUŪ, Calligraphy is her life-long practice to train and purify the mind. The age-old tradition is a discipline of beauty, a search towards pure form and a peace within.
She has been commissioned by a host of notable clients and companies around the world in a variety of presentations and media. Her mission guiding all her projects is to spread a mindful way of living through the spirit of Japanese Calligraphy.
KASHUŪ’s recent projects include a giant Japanese calligraphy performance in Royal Botanic Garden of Kew, a collaboration with ARMANI, Mastercard(2019 Rugby World Cup advert), Chivas Regal package design and, a commission of the book title ‘Studies from Nature’ from the great master of ukiyo-e, Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1754–1806) which had been nominated for ‘Best British Book’ at British Book Design & Production Awards 2019. Her designs for Japan’s No.1 coffee company UESHIMA can be found in supermarkets nationwide.
ARTWORKS
Single-mindedness
一心不乱 (ISSIN FURAN)
230 x 230 mm x 4
Enso Circle (enso)
No beginning and no end
Non-angular and round
No right or no wrong
It is the universe that continues eternally
(円相)
始まりも無く、終わりも無い
正も無く、誤も無い
角はなく、ただ丸い
とわに続く、宇宙
FILMING WORKS
Performance & Designs
Suntory Whiskey HIBIKI サントリー響
Suntory's 3 days Pop-up bar in Soho Revue on Tanabata day.
Japan Matsuri Festival
Every September, KASHUŪ Japanese Calligraphy School's students will perform at the largest...
Panasonic パナソニック
"State of the art" and "Creativity" in Panasonic Blue. The launch event was held in July at ICA...
Fukushima Garden in Holland Park Opening Ceremony 福島庭園
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Mazda in Berlin マツダ
Shodo performance for Mazda, the Japanese car company in Berlin, Germany. Mazda UK
Scrip Awards 2016 in Park Lane
Demonstration for The Scrip Awards 2016 at the Ballroom in Marriot Hotel Grosvenor House, Park...
Imperial College London
The Japanese calligraphy sessions in Imperial College London. Imperial college London
ART IN ACTION
The wonderfully exhausted 4 days by performing all day at Art in Action in Oxfordshire, which...
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