Mark making: Asemic art

Abstract

This set of works reflect an exploration of the expressive capacity of penmanship in a space between script and image.

They belong to the practice of 'asemic writing art’ – asemic referring to the lack of specific semantic content or meaning. As an artistic style, asemic works celebrate unhindered explorations of handwriting.

Mark Making reflects the unique style, gestures and personal visual vocabulary of the mark maker, a process that is also susceptible to inner states, muscle memory, fatigue, involuntary movements, vision blur and ink flow!

While hand-written documents possess less authority and relevance today, the tactile experience of a smooth nib glide, the satisfying weight of a pen and the aesthetic quality of ink on paper has not diminished. This collection is testament to the absorbing practice of placing marks, ticks and dots on paper until they culminate into a recognizable forms.