ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Unfiltered olive oil contains a natural deposit. First drop of deposit fell in the oil formed a circle and then gradually a flower. I immediately thought about Chinese ink and then paintings of Sumi-e.
Zen monks introduced Sumi-e to Japan in the 14th century. Made with Indian ink, the expression of the real is reduced to its purest form, the most essential. This technique requires abandoning all mental progress in order to approach the essence of life.

AUTHOR
Patrick Desgraupes is a French photographer. He has trained on the job in different Parisian studios and in labs, in which he acquired an understanding of light, one of the strong traits of his current works. He made photographs of portrait, fashion, decoration, architecture and still life. His work has been published since 2004 at Editions de la Martinière (his book on the National Parks of France gets the second place at the National Tourism Award in 2010 in Paris), in numerous magazines and brochures. He has become a recognized landscape specialist in the 4x5 inches large format camera, and his work has been published in the USA and in seven European countries. He has made numerous exhibitions in Iceland, Belgium, France for the National Parks of France and the Ministry of Ecology, in Slovenia, on the island of Reunion and in Guadeloupe. His photographs testify to his passion for light.
He currently lives and works in France.

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