Brian Whitmore

At the core of my practice is Calligraphy, juxtaposed with this I have a huge spiritual respect for Japanese Zen Calligraphy – especially the Ensō (circle of enlightenment). I love its immediacy, its abstractions, its quality of connecting the viewer with simplicity, space and grace… The Ensō is perhaps the most portrayed subject of Zen Calligraphy. It can be open or closed which symbolises an expression of life, showing both the beginning and the end. It’s also used to express absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe and the void. It is deeply intertwined with the concept of oneness, interconnectedness and universal connection. It depicts the cyclical nature of life…it has mind and body connections – created within a deep meditative state when the mind is clear of thought, the brush stroke serves as a direct connection between inner spiritual presence and outer expression.

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The Ensō reflects the unity of the universe where all separate entities connect back to a single source…

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The Ensō contains the perfect and the imperfect; that is why it is always complete…

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