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We are excited to present a work by calligraphy-influenced artist, David Chang, responding to Romans 12:9-13.
Romans 12:9-13
Romans 12:9-13
By
David Chang
Credits:
Curated by:
Ebitenyefa Baralaye
2012
17 x 22 inches
Ruling pen, Ink and Gouache
Primary Scripture
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Share This Art:
Based on the topic of friend and community, I found that Romans 12:9-13 really spoke to me; verse 13 in particular. For the creation of the piece, I took impressions from a community center where I was having a show. This served as my foundation. The calligraphy is derived from the textures that appear from the impression. I gradually build up the layers, weaving letter forms and paying attention to composition.
Spark Notes
The Artist's Reflection
The art of David Chang is a sustained exploration into the significance and meaning of words and texts as embodied through physical gestures. Centuries-old eastern techniques in calligraphy find new form in the western alphabet as the artist shapes his own hermeneutics of the hand. The artist’s brushwork, vacillating between traditional scripts and contemporary abstraction, issues statements of personal, cultural, and spiritual awareness, while it also retains an autonomous formal beauty full of urgency and grace.
David Chang
