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| HARMONY
OF THE CONTEMPORARY AND THE TRADITIONAL
Works in lacquer, silk, and rice paper by Japanese artists
March
5th through 26th, 2005 |
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exhibition is focused on the traditional techniques and
materials in contemporary art by three Japanese artists:
Masao Fumita, Naoko Ito, and Tsutomu Ohmukai in collaboration
with Hideki Murayama. These artists are based in the Osaka
/ Kyoto area which has continuously maintained its traditional
artisan culture into the 21st Century. |
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Tsutomu
Ohmukai & Hideki Murayama
Japan |
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The joining of the disciplines of graphic design by Tsutomu
Ohmukai (b. 1948), and traditional mounting (hyogu) by Hideki
Murayama (b. 1954), offers a unique artistic image. Kyoto
artists Ohmukai and Murayama experiment with the traditional
form of both Japanese graphic design and mounting. The traditional
forms shown in this exhibit have been adapted to the sensibilities
of the 21st century. The graphics are printed on Japanese
rice paper by the methods of silkscreen, and collagraph,
an intaglio print technique. In the graphics there is a
repetition and juxtaposition of straight and curved lines
which suggest moire patterns and resonant visual kinetic
energy. Geometric forms are introduced in the works and
allude to the third-dimension. The mounting and graphics
of their hanging scrolls present the intersection and collaboration
between two separate artistic expressions. |
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Masao
Fumita
Japan |
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| Rustle
II - IX
rice paper, acrylic
10.5" x 8.75" x 2" |
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| Masao
Fumita is fascinated by handmade rice paper. Regardless
of the scale, his finished surfaces are quite tactile, yet
retain the delicacy of rice paper. His recent work translates
his impressions of natural phenomena through handmade rice
paper. His work captures the feeling and sound of wind blowing.
Color changes evoke fairy creatures prancing in nature.
Contributing to the uniqueness of the work is the translucent
floating of heavy handmade rice paper, and the way in which
the overlapping paper has a magical effect on its reflecting
colors. Masao Fumita was born in 1949 in Osaka City, Japan.
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Naoko Ito uses the ancient Japanese technique of lacquerware
for making non-figurative contemporary art. Routinely, lacquerware
techniques have been applied for utilitarian purposes. Contrarily,
Ito combines various materials with the lacquerware in order
to translate her fantasy world, making her work precious
and unique. Ito has exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Her work is shown in Brussels, where she studied metalwork,
as well as in Paris, France. Her work is also in the collections
of various museums in Europe and Japan. She was born in
1954 in Osaka, Japan. |
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