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The beauty of emptiness (Dutch video)

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The beauty of emptiness (Dutch video)

New book!

About the life and work of Marjon de Jong, among other things, with a part of her artwork ‘Into Space’ on the cover.
Her place in this book among the celebrities of Zen history can be considered the crowning glory of her work as she will celebrate her 40th anniversary as a Sumi-E artist in 2025.

In 'De vonk en de vlam' ('The Spark and the Flame') five lives of people, who have tried to express the essence of Zen, are portrayed. The spark of Zen once ignited in the lives of the Zen masters Dogen, Basho and Ryokan, the English writer R.H. Blyth and the Dutch Sumi-E master and artist Marjon de Jong. Each in their own way passed on that fire to the next generations.

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The cover illustration was made by Marjon de Jong, whose life is also described here.

Marjon de Jong is a
Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting) Master

Marjon de Jong is internationally renowned and respected as a Sumi-E Master for her ink paintings on rice paper. She is considered and recognised as the world's most prominent Sumi-E artist and Master in the field of Japanese ink painting. The fact that this is considered special has induced the Dutch TV channel KRO-NCRV to make a documentary about her. In 2019, film director Alexander Oey was asked to make a film about her as a Sumi-E Master, her work and her life. The documentary, titled 'De Schoonheid van de Leegte' (‘The Beauty of Emptiness’), was first broadcast on 7 April 2019 and has since been transmitted on TV several times.
Click on the link to watch the video.
Besides many exhibitions in galleries and museums in The Netherlands, she also exhibited in, among others, the United States, Japan, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, and Germany. She had a major exhibition at Art Miami.
By invitation, she also held workshops and lectures in Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan.
Sumi-e is a traditional oriental art form of (mainly) black ink painting on rice paper. Marjon started to paint in 1985. For a couple of years, she took lessons with Eiko Kondo, who quickly noticed that Marjon had a natural talent, particularly in the zen style, i.e. the art of omitting. She is said to have an exact sense of and a perfect balance in composition. These qualities must be innate, they cannot be learned.

Workshop 1

SUMI-E

In this workshop, you will learn the basic techniques of Sumi-e. You will be taught the mokkotsu...

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Workshop 2

Mounting rice paper

In this workshop, you will learn how to mount different types of rice paper in the traditional Japanese way....

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Workshop 3

Seal cutting ‘HANKO’

In this workshop, you will learn how to create your own personal seal in the traditional way...

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Workshop 4

One-Line Painting

In this workshop, technique is irrelevant. Instead, it is all about the experience of experimenting...

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New book

New: Masterclasses

Award presentation ceremony Jan van Zanen at the Embassy of Japan

EXHIBITIONS / Events

PROJECT ENSO/ENZO IN PREPARATION 2023

Sales Artwork

If you are interested in one or more works of art or a studio visit then this is possible by making an appointment. Contact me.

MASTERCLASSES / private lessons / WORKSHOPS

You can register on the contact form. Duo lesson is also possible.

Location Vleuten - Netherlands
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Marjon de Jong
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Sumi-e Artist
Sumi-e Master

Address
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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