Zentangle
Zentangle is a meditative drawing structured from shapes with recurring patterns from a combination of points, lines, simple curves, and circles. Characteristically, the resulting image can be viewed equally from all sides, and the drawn shapes usually do not result in a direct object, unlike doodles. The drawings are made on a special type of paper – the Zentangle tile which is only 3.5×3.5 inches in size – using a black fine-liner and a soft pencil.[1] Drawing on this tile is called tangling. Everything that deviates from the format of these small paper tiles or is designed in colour is referred to as ZIA (short for "Zentangle inspired art") or Zen doodle. The word Zentangle is a combination of the terms Zen (derived from "Zen meditation") and Tangle (meaning "confused").[2] The meditative process of drawing is paramount and follows its own philosophy. The drawing is unintentional and there is no concrete idea of a specific result. Rather, intuition is allowed to unfold.[3] Zentangle was invented in the United States by the former monk Rick Roberts and the artist Maria Thomas, who used it to create a combination of meditation and art.[4]
Gallery
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Process of creating a Zentangle
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Quadrant technique -
"Kresba" -
"Argentina"
References
- ↑ "4 Materials you need to Zentangle". The Quarto Group. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ What is zentangle art?. youtube.com.
- ↑ "What is a Zentangle?". TanglePatterns.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ Jeffrey Starr (22 July 2013). "Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts' Zentangles: A Worldwide Phenomenon". Go Local Worcester. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
Further reading
- Marbaix, Jane: Zentangle, Arcturus Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781784281649 Search this book on
. - Kass Hall: Zentangle Untangled: Inspiration and Prompts for Meditative Drawing, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4403-1832-0 Search this book on .
- McNeill, Suzanne: Zentangle Basics, Fox Chapel Publishing Company, 2013, ISBN 9781574219043 Search this book on .
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