Wave Calligraphy

Takeshi Yamamoto · 2023

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

180 × 90 cm

Yamamoto has spent forty years as a calligrapher and two years as a surfer. This work is the result — the kanji characters for ocean, wave, and void rendered with the full body movement of riding a wave. The work was performed in thirty minutes on the floor of his studio.