Black and white drawings by Jalada.
Black and white artworks (approx. 12 x 8 cm)
These silhouette-like black and white contrast images emerged while I was attempting to just capture the lines at the edge of figures.
In Japan there is a traditional black and white painting technique – notan – developed by ascetic Zen monks. It is supposed to reflect the simple way of life: only black ink on white paper.
Notan is the balancing of opposites – like we have for example in the Ying and Yang symbol.
I have almost become addicted to this way of creating figures…
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