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EXHIBITION
VIEW: Essence of Memory: Unspoken Territory and
the Kami Way, Rosanna/ Ranna, Pinnacles
Gallery, Australia,
1998.
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Sabetsu,
Rosanna/ Ranna, mixed media and crushed paper
on dessin canson, ei-shodou (ei-shodo) art,
60"x30", 1998.
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In
1990, as a result of studies in Japanese ink
painting (sumi-e) and Japanese calligraphy
(shuji, shodou, shodo) during three years'
residence in Tokyo, Ranna
devised a method of using Japanese calligraphic
techniques to write English script like Oriental
art calligraphy.
Originally
inscribed on her sumi-e works, this innovation has
evolved into a highly sophisticated VISUAL form.
Ranna
sometimes relies exclusively on the calligraphy as
her image, and at other times she combines
calligraphic inscriptions and sculptural echoes of
these in crushed paper, treated with luminous
media.
Ranna
has termed her method ei-shodou (ei-shodo)
art, and more recently roma-dou. The terms
ei-shodou and roma-dou are in fact a
description of her method and a pun. Ei is
the Japanese prefix meaning both English and
excellent. Roma is the Japanese prefix for
the English alphabet. Shodou is a Japanese
word for calligraphy. Blending these, the artist is
telling us that she has by-passed the less
accessible terrain of traditional Japanese scripts
by incorporating English (and on occasion, other
European languages) into her work.
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CLICK
ON IMAGE FOR EI-SHODOU BOX PIECES

Ou-kami
Yume (III) (Wolf Dreaming III), Rosanna/ Ranna,
mixed media on box, ei-shodou (ei-shodo) art,
60"x48"x6" variable, 1998.
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Self
Surrender, Rosanna/ Ranna, gold effect, ink, on
crystal organza, ei-shodou (ei-shodo) art, 100cm x
70cm. 6 pieces available
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