A fascinating calligraphy performance
Calligraphy is said to be the art of the moment
Understand the meaning of the characters
A moment of sublimation through design calligraphy ...
Sometimes violently,
Sometimes supple,
Changing the stroke order,
Write using only the edges of the letters,
The ideas are endless
With MUJIN brush strokes,
Incredible quality
Calligrapher Usui Hokukyu's calligraphy performance will keep you glued to the screen until the very end.
▼ Achievements
2018: Calligraphy performance at the live event "Non-Topping Yakisoba Night"
2019: Calligraphy Performance Battle "Karasu" Jury Special Award
2021: Calligraphy performance at Piano Shakuhachi INFINITY Streaming Concert 2021 "Yuki"
2022: Calligraphy performance at the 6th Takeda Soho Calligraphy Dojo Exhibition @Shimadai Gallery
2022: Calligraphy performance at the wedding reception at the Ebisu-ya Inn in Enoshima
2022: Organizer of "DADA" live improvisational music and calligraphy performance
2022: Calligraphy performance at the opening party of Ichi Kamakura store
2022: Organizer of "DADA" live improvisational music and calligraphy performance
2023: Calligraphy performance at the 7th Takeda Soho Calligraphy Dojo Exhibition @Shimadai Gallery
2023: Dance Calligrapher CHADO x Usui Hokyu Collaborative Performance @Kyoto Creative Garage
2023: Niwahana presents a collaborative performance with a pianist and a gardener at the open garden
2023: Calligraphy performance at the 8th Takeda Soho Calligraphy Dojo Exhibition @Shimadai Gallery
2023: Calligraphy performance at Cisco Systems off-site meeting @ Hamamatsucho, Tokyo
2024: Calligraphy performance at Touch & Move Inc.'s startup party
2024: Calligraphy performance at the Keisei Shoji Co., Ltd. President Inauguration Celebration
2024: Calligraphy performance at the opening reception of the World Street Conference at the Hotel Royal Classic Osaka
2025: Calligraphy performance at the 9th Takeda Soho Calligraphy Dojo Exhibition @Shimadai Gallery
2025: Calligraphy performance at the Ginbu Co., Ltd. 10th anniversary celebration at Fortune Garden Kyoto
* We can make a folding screen or panel in your desired size.
*We can provide comprehensive proposals, from protection to setup and acoustics.
The performance fee for the calligraphy performance is
Varies depending on size and location, so please contact us for more information.
Water calligraphy performance proposal
This is a performance proposal using a special sheet that turns black when written with water.
In the past, we have heard many stories of how even the slightest ink stain on the venue is a no-no! To avoid stains, we calligraphers take great care to protect the venue and even our writing is subdued, and we also take great care to clean up after the performance.
It has its own tradition and produces the most amazing works that capture the atmosphere, emotions, and feelings of the time, but it requires a huge amount of time and budget.
"Isn't it possible to perform calligraphy performances more casually?"
This way of thinking is simplistic and could even lead to foolish questions about calligraphy.
However, if I can say that I have been quietly making progress with this "water calligraphy performance" that I invented since 2022, two years ago ...
We have received many wonderful comments from people who have seen it, such as "I was moved!", "What's going on?" and "It's a completely new form of entertainment never before seen!", so we have now decided to make this official announcement.
Captivating the audience with their overwhelming performance
Over the past two years, I have been researching and demonstrating the attractive techniques that are possible with water writing.
It allows for effects that are simply not possible with ink, and is sure to deliver a moving experience.
By using the dryness, a 20- or 30-minute stage is possible.
This special sheet has the property of returning to white once it dries, allowing you to write over it, use a different performance while it is drying, and then write again once it is completely dry.
As it dries it turns a pale ink color, giving it an appearance similar to that of a sumi-e painting.
Please watch the PV on YouTube
They produced a music video for the stage performance I performed on the other day.
We hope you will take a look at the following.
About performance fees
As mentioned at the beginning, this is a successful performance based on the concept of "casual performance," and to be honest, it is overwhelmingly more efficient than a calligraphy performance using ink, and the fee is less than half the usual price . Transportation and material costs are required separately, and the fee varies depending on the size and method of performance, so if you contact us with the following information, we will smoothly calculate a quote.
・Character to be written
・Please tell us why you want that character and your thoughts on it.
・Desired panel size
Example: The panel size used in the video above is approximately W620 x H2000 mm x 3 panels, totalling H1860 x 2000 mm
・Venue location
・Performance date and time
・Other (whether or not you have sound or lighting, would you like to collaborate with musicians, etc.)
lastly
Of course, there are also disadvantages. The biggest one is that it doesn't leave anything behind.
However, the fact that it "turns back to white over time" is exactly what makes it feel like a movie...
No, it's like a live performance by a musician.
It's an emotional performance that stays with your eyes, ears and skin.
New entertainment proposed by Usui Hōkyū
I would like more and more people to watch it.
▽Contact Us▽
For inquiries about water calligraphy performances, please contact Bang Music Music Office.
0120-178-649
Or contact Usui directly.
↓Click here to go to the inquiry page↓
Calligrapher U sui Houkyu
Born September 23, 1984
Hiroshima → Kyoto → Tokyo → Kyoto
Head of design calligraphy school "ZOU"
After working as a graphic designer, DTP operator, and fine art printing sales representative, he began studying under Professor Takeda Soho in 2017.
He is unique in proposing calligraphy from a designer's perspective, and creates everyday life in the future based on a premise story, letting his brush run freely across MUJIN.
Winner of the 19th Japan Design Calligraphy Award in 2018
Published in 2018 by Marl Publishing, featured calligrapher
2019 Calligraphy Performance Battle "Karasu" Jury Special Award
2020 Futaba Calligraphy Association "Tanabata Exhibition" Art Division Grand Prize Soun Award
Winner of the 20th Japan Design Calligraphy Award in 2020
2021 Futaba Calligraphy Association "Tanabata Exhibition" Seven Characters Free Choice Division Special Award
Winner of the Excellence Award at the 21st Japan Design Calligraphy Awards in 2022
2022-23 Futaba Calligraphy Association "Tanabata Exhibition" Art Division Outstanding Work Award