sumi e

Hahnemühle FineArt has developed a special paper for the Japanese Sumi-e painting technique. This “free style ink painting” works particularly well on the very absorbent paper. "Sumi" means "black ink" and "e" means both "path" and "painting". These are simple and highly aesthetic drawings that consist of powerful, mostly chasing and quickly thrown strokes. With a lot of inner peace and meditative balance, pictures are created that capture the essence and movement of the motif. Sumi-e is therefore not only an Asian painting technique but also a kind of spiritual relaxation therapy. Sumi-e painting was developed from Chinese calligraphy in the 5th century. Nature motifs are characteristic. In the 12th century, Zen monks brought the painting technique to Japan, where sumi-e painting still has a strong influence on the lifestyle today. This painting technique is on the rise in Europe and Hahnemühle FineArt offers an ideal paper for it.