Karesansui 枯山水

Karesansui 枯山水
Japanese Dry Garden

Details

Dimensions: 150 x 91cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas boards

The top two-thirds of the painting envelops the viewer in dense, impressionistic foliage that captures the serenity of a forested grove, painted with various greens that glint with dappled sunlight. The transition from flora to stone is seamless.

The lower third of the piece is a masterful rendition of a placed stone garden, with careful shadows and highlights giving each stone a luminous, tactile appearance.

The painting invites contemplation, echoing the Zen practice of mindful observation through the landscape, suggesting a metaphorical crossing from the physical into the spiritual realm through a slightly abstract representation.

The artwork is designed so that each panel can be viewed on its own as an individual artwork and can be arranged in a scattered form but also work as a whole joined together.