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Anna F Macdonald

Anna F Macdonald

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Anna F MacDonalds, Artist, Shibumi XIV, Abstract, Black, White, Canvas, Original Art, Turner Art Perspective, Essex Chelmsford Art Gallery Anna F MacDonalds | Shibumi XIV

Anna F Macdonald

Shibumi XIV
Acrylic on raw canvas
Original art
Framed
29 x 21 cm
11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in
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The Shibumi collection takes a look back to previous works created according to the principles of the Japanese philosophy of Shibumi. ⁠Loosely translating to ‘effortless perfection’, Shibumi is an aesthetic...
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The Shibumi collection takes a look back to previous works created according to the principles of the Japanese philosophy of Shibumi. ⁠Loosely translating to ‘effortless perfection’, Shibumi is an aesthetic concept which embodies a sense of refined, elegant simplicity and subtle, unobtrusive beauty. ⁠The three principles of Shibumi, Austerity, Asymmetry, and Subtlety, are integrated throughout Anna F MacDonald's practice, but more specifically in this collection:

⁠⁠AUSTERITY⁠: The use of restraint, exclusion, where omission is as important as the addition of something.⁠⁠

IMPERFECTION & ASYMMETRY: The idea of controlling balance in a composition via irregularity and asymmetry symbolises the imperfection that is part of existence. This is why there are contrasting marks in the work used within asymmetrical compositions.⁠⁠

SUBTLETY: Limited visual information, just enough to arouse curiosity and leave something to the imagination. Whispering marks and subdued and gently colours form the foundation on which to build areas on interest.
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