The work of John Clancy reveals not only the degree of his mastery in the Sumi-e technique and skill, but also in portrait painting and commercial design work. With Sumi-e each brushstroke conveys feelings that provoke the observer to contemplate what is before him - to get into the picture and experience its "SPIRITUAL ESSENCE".
The aim of this artist, going beyond simple face-value subject representation, is to become "one" with the subject by capturing its "life" and "spirit". Originally trained in the traditional Eastern philosophical teachings by one of this country's master Sumi-e painters, the late Yukio Tashiro, John has since developed his own uniqueness by integrating both Eastern and Western ideas.
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