DAY 287
Bird on a Camellia Branch <span cl
동백 가지 위의 새
🖼 ONE LINE FROM THIS PAINTING
"What does a bird upon a camellia, bloomed in the cold season, show us?"
📝ONGO's Reflection
This is a Northern Song painting by an unknown painter, in which a single bird perches on a camellia branch. The camellia blooms red in a season when the chill has not yet left. My heart goes to the precision held in this small surface. The Song painters drew nature with deep observation, down to a single petal or feather. The first step in painting well is seeing well. Without looking in deeply, one can carry nothing over properly. Spring begins in the seeing.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Before carrying anything over or speaking of it, cultivate first an eye that looks deeply into its object.
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📜 HANJA IN THIS WORK
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