Bartosz Beda

Contemporary Ink Painting

Splashes 01, Sumi-ink on rice paper, 33x24 cm (13x9.5"), 2020

Splashes 02, Sumi-ink on rice paper, 33x24 cm (13x9.5"), 2020

Splashes 04, Sumi-ink on rice paper, 33x24 cm (13x9.5"), 2020

The “Splashes” contemporary ink paintings are a series made in Sumi ink on rice paper.  These artworks combine delicate paper and loose abstract mark-making in a way that creates vivid and emotional portrait art.

Splashes 05, Sumi-ink on rice paper, 33x24 cm (13x9.5"), 2020

Poet II ink and charcoal on paper, 2015

Poet III ink and charcoal on paper, 2015

Ink wash painting, or sumi-e, is a type of East Asian brush painting that uses different concentrations of black ink used in East Asian calligraphy. Sumi-e painting emerged in Tang dynasty China.

Poet IV ink and charcoal on paper, 2015

Poet  ink and charcoal on paper, 2015

Sumi-e paintings are associated with stylistic features, more realistic techniques, and abstract brushstrokes.