Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy ... poetry or calligraphy, thus the three are integrated, giving people a richer aesthetic enjoyment.

Best known for his Minimalist and Hard Edge geometric abstractions, Sugai was influenced by the relationships between Japanese calligraphy ... highly graphic aesthetic. Born in Kobe, Japan on March 13 ...

It was not long before aesthetic considerations came to the fore ... and often appeared in books alongside (or integrated into) paintings. Calligraphy and manuscript decoration became important court ...