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Asemic Writing

February 2, 2022

Asemic Writing is a wordless form of writing. The word asemic means "having no specific semantic content". I made these by applying ink on paper. I started by designing strokes. I then arranged them on a page, repeating them at intervals that felt right.

The top image shows a work that sold at Launchpad Gallery, Yokohama.

In art, book forms, drawing, language, lettering, writing Tags asemic, writing, abstract, wordless, open, mark making, ink on paper

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