The Calligraph Arts
Go on top of the hill, and feel the breeze upon your face under the heavy robe. With a book in one hand, sit on the wooden made balcony and gaze at the environment. It is nice. A clear mind is needed to absorb the knowledge of wisdom and the analects. When having a hard time understanding the text or overloaded, look up from the book and be amazed by nature’s beauty. That is To Study Upon the Hills, from its great hill that the scholar can study on to the natural wonders of the mountains.
Does darkness symbolize evil or danger? If so, why? Darkness or black does not always symbolize evil or grief. As there is pull, there is a push. There is no good or bad, just the opposite. The Dark Forest is the opposite of what would be The Light Forest per see, but evil. From the multiple brutish-looking hills to the numerous trees. That is the Dark Forest, from its unbias symbol to the heavy woods.
Go to nature and gaze upon its wonder. There are only a few trees but rocks and grass everywhere. You see the closest hills as clear as days, but as one’s eye starts to open its eyes to its surroundings, the further it goes, the lighter it becomes. Is this it? A few dozen trees and some hills, or is there more? We can not see what is not presented to us, but a person can imagine. What is beyond those hills, more hills, a river, an ocean, perhaps a village or even a city? That is The Light Mountain, from lighter mountains to the barely visible to the endless possibilities beyond the mountains.
Three nobles cross the mountain. They do not have much; no luggage, no servants, and no horses. All they have is a stick and their will of crossing the mountain. The mountains have many personalities. It is soft but unique with trees growing in the beginning but becoming rough and sharp as the altitude increases. It is not inhabitable. Some shacks are visible on the side of the early parts of the mountain. Either it is a cottage, a temple, or a tavern. Whatever it is, it might become this night’s bed for the nobles as they would need much rest to cross the passage. This is The Nobles’ Passage, from its many characteristics to the three travelers.
A classical redrawing of a medieval Korean scholar. The long clothes of medieval times and the uncut beard of Confucian ideals. Drew on the fourth of August of 2021 and a seal to show it as my work. Also, the multitude of lines shows the long length and the folds of the scholar’s clothes, the lighter color of the narrow beard, and the hat of a Korean scholar. Unfortunately, signs of crumbled paper, are a side effect of using the traditional paper and drawing it with ink. This is the description of The Scholar, from its long and majestic robe to its misgivings of the crumbled-up paper.
