Art Project

For my Modern Religious project, I decided to choose the unique style of wood carving. This oriental style is produced by arduously carving into a hard wood block to form indentations and rivets that resemble a figure. Then ink is rolled onto the uncut surface to produce a shine. Paper is then put on top and rubbed so the paint rubs on the paper. The paper is taken off to show the cut surface. My project was influenced by the Japanese Shinto religion where everything in nature has a spirit or a “Kami.” Rivers have spirits and rocks have souls. I used three religious principles in this art project.  The Tori Gate is my main object in my carving. The Tori Gate is a religious symbol that represents Shintoism. I used the ancient style of wood carving to stimulate one way how art was produced during that era of time. Wood is nature’s bricks and because I wanted to use nature in my project, I use wood. This is because Shintoism is revolved around respecting the flow of nature.