AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND HURRY . THE ENTRY PERIOD ENDS WEDNESDAY. EVERYBODY. WELL AS WE
CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ASIAN
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH, WE WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO AN ARTIST BEING
FEATURED IN A NEW EXHIBITION IN
SOUTHFIELD, APRIL MORTON IS HERE
TO SHARE SOME OF HER UNIQUE
WORKS OF ART WITH US AND SHOW IT
US HOW IT’S DONE. THAT’S RIGHT.
JOHN AND TATI AMARE JOINING US
THIS MORNING IS KYOKO FUJI, A
JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY ARTISTS WHO
WAS LEAVING HER MARK ALL AROUND
EACH CHARADE. GOOD MORNING,
KIYOKO. MORNING THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME. I AM VERY
EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO BE HERE
TODAY. WE’RE VERY EXCITED TO
LEARN THIS ANCIENT WORK OF ART.
SO FIRST OFF WHAT IS THE PROPER
NAME FOR JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY?
WE CAUGHT A SHADOW. YEAH THAT
JAPANESE CARAFES GRAFFITI WAS
DEVELOPED TO ALLOW THE SIXTH AND
THE SEVENTH CENTURY FROM CHINA.
YEAH AND, UH, IT’S A LONG TIME.
HOWEVER IT’S STILL POPULAR
BECAUSE OF THE DAY PEOPLE THINK
THIS IS ONE OF THE HERITAGE
CULTURAL STUFF. YEAH I LOVE IT.
SO THIS IS THIS IS AN ANCIENT
ART FORM. WOW ALRIGHT, SO YOU
TEACH DIFFERENT COLLEGE USAGE IS
DIFFERENT COLLEGE SETTINGS IN
THE AREA AS WELL. YOU GIVE LIVE
DEMONSTRATIONS. HOW LONG HAVE
YOU BEEN DOING THIS? SINCE I
STUDIED THE PARAGRAPH IN JAPAN,
ASIA OVER SIX AND MOVE IT TO
MICHIGAN 2009 AND THAT THERE ARE
MANY DIVERSITY CITY, SO THAT’S
WHY THERE ARE CULTURAL EVENT
GOING ON. SO I DO THE PLATFORM
AT THE EVENT. YEAH, FOR STILL SO
I’M DOING FOR MY LIFE WRONG FOR
FOREVER. I LIKE TO SHARE VIDEOS
IS REALLY COOL. HOW YOU DO THAT,
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST
MESMERIZED BY WHAT YOU DO, AND
IT’S THIS VERY UNIQUE. LOVE
THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU BROUGHT
SOME TOOLS WITH YOU, AND YOU’RE
GONNA TEACH ME AND MY CREW. COME
ON IN. JOHN AND PATSY. YOU’RE
GONNA TEACH US ABOUT THIS ART
FORM. SO TELL ME, WHAT ARE WE
MAKING? TODAY I BROUGHT THE
SAMPLE OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER
MEANS THAT RENT OKAY, PRETTY
FRIENDS HERE. POST STROKES. FOUR
STROKES, SO HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING
. ALL RIGHT? SO UM, HAVE YOU HAD
DONE BEFORE HE HAS, LIKE JOHN IS
READY FOR IT. SO PUT TO THE DJ
THE TOES AND ESSENTIAL TOOLS. OF
COURSE, THAT BRUSH MADE FROM THE
ANIMAL HERE SO DEEP THE LITTLE
BIT TO THE INK. OKAY GREAT
JAPANESE INK. THEN I DRAW THE
NUMBER OF THE STROKES. 1ST 2ND
3RD 4TH 1 IT REALLY EASY FROM
LEFT. TO RIGHT AND TOP TO BOTTOM
. DEFINITELY RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM
. I WANT TO SEE YOU START. LET’S
LISTEN TO THE FIRST ONE. ONE.
OKAY THEN YOU CAN ADJUST A
LITTLE BIT. MAKE IT NICER AND TO
ALSO LIKE FADE OUT, AND THE
THIRD ONE IS LITTLE TURKEY.
THERE IS A CORNER. YOU TURN LIKE
THIS. IT’S ABOUT PARALLEL, AND
THE LAST ONE IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL LINE TOO THICK, AND
THE POLLS ARE HERE, THEN NICELY
FADING OUT. OKAY, I’LL CALL
YOU’RE LOSING ME. OKAY AMAZING.
ARE YOU ARE WE DIPPING EVERY
TIME IT’S A DEBATE. DANCE, OKAY?
IT DEPENDS IF YOU KNOW IF YOU
DIDN’T. IF YOU’RE CLUMSY LIKE
ME, I’M DIPPING EVERY TIME.
THAT’S FINE. OKAY TIPU NICER.
MAKE THE NICER. I SEE. OKAY SO
PROBABLY THE LAST ONE. THE LAST
ONE NOW. OKAY LET’S DO THAT.
SURE. OH, KINDA WOW. YOUR SOURCE
ELEGANT. IT IS SO ELEGANT AND
BEAUTIFUL. GOOD LOOK AT JOHN.
IT’S JUST THE PROFESSIONAL GONNA
SAY SOMETHING MISSING. WHAT WE
NEED ONE LIKE YOU MIND IF I DO
IT RIGHT? AND I JUST WANT YOU TO
GET ON BOOM. THERE WE GO. YEAH,
THAT’S CLOSE, RIGHT? IT LOOK SO
EASY TO DO THAT, JOHN, JUST
SHOWING OFF TIME VERY SIMILAR.
AND I WANT TO SHOW ME YOURS TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KYOKO. SO
WELCOME. PEOPLE CAN SEE YOUR
WORK OF ART IN A BRAND NEW
EXHIBIT THAT’S IN SOUTHFIELD
SOUTHFIELD CIVIC CENTER, AND
THAT’S GOING TO GO INTO JULY.
THEY STUDIED LAST WEEK DURING
END OF DRIED AND FROM THE NINE
AGENT ARTIST. THERE ARE MANY
KINDS OF ART LIKE A MIXED MEDIA
AND THE OIL PAINTING AND THE
COURAGE GRAFFITI FROM JAPAN AND
KOREA, YOU KNOW, SO HOPE YOU
ENJOY THE DIFFERENT CULTURE.
THEY’RE ALSO, MAN. IF ANYONE
WANTS TO GET IN CONTACT WITH
YOU, UM GIVE THEM YOUR SOCIAL
MEDIA. HOW CAN YOU HAVE AN
INSTAGRAM KYOKO TO CARRY
GRAFFITI WEBSITE? SO YOU HAVE IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I’M VERY
HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING WITH US MUCH. MHM
THE ARTWORK IS SO BEAUTIFUL. SO
BEAUTIFUL. YES IT’S GORGEOUS.
AWESOME ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN
, JOHN. JOHN JUST KILLED,
DOESN’T IT? WE TRY TO REMIND