Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Zen

A meditative study of the mysterious forms of twigs and tree branches, inspired and informed by the artist’s deep study of Zen Buddhism.

Black-and-white photograph of a thin branching twig in focus against a blurred background
Black-and-white photograph of dried buds on thing tree branches
Black-and-white photograph of thin budding tree branches against a blurred background
Black-and-white photograph of a thin branch against a blurred background of trees and sky
Black-and-white photograph of a spiky bud at the tip of a thin curving branch on a blurred background of running water
Black-and-white photograph of two thin bare branches against a blurred background of pine branches
Black-and-white photograph of a dried leaf impaled on a bare branch
Black-and-white photograph of a thin zig-zagging bare branch
Black-and-white photograph of a bare twig with three prongs
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