Contemplations
Color field paintings

Contemplations explores the puristic and introspective aspects of working with Sumi ink and mineral pigments on Washi paper. The works are abstract, yet rooted in concrete observations — Zen gardens, Scholar’s Rocks, geological strata, cloud formations, and the quiet relationships between forms in space.

Each composition is a meditation on placement, weight, and silence. A single form, or a group of forms — how they relate to each other, to the edges of the paper, to the emptiness around them. Some works follow the logic of horizontal layers: bands that evoke horizons, cloud formations, or tectonic strata. Others place forms freely, like stones in a Kare-san-sui garden, or like objects suspended in a cosmic field.

Many works are monochromatic — or limited to the palette of a single pigment mixed with Sumi. In this sense, they become a form of devotion: a sustained attention to one color, one material, one quality of light.

The series connects to the tradition of Color Field Painting, and to Japanese aesthetic principles — Wabi-Sabi, Shibui, and the meditative stillness of Zen.

The series unfolds in three distinct approaches: