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II : September 12th through October 24th, 2009 |
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| STONE
SCULPURE BY MASHIKO
From
Maquette to Monument
THE BETTY FRIEDAN MEMORIAL MONUMENT
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Mashiko was born in Tailien City, Manchuria, grew up
in the city of Kyoto, Japan, and came to the USA in
1962. She has been living in New York since 1964. Until
she left Japan for the United States, Mashiko studied
painting under an influential master of the time, Kazuo
Tsuboi. Her work was accepted into competitions at an
early age and she exhibited alongside accomplished artists.
In New York, Mashiko studied at the Brooklyn Museum
Art School — having been awarded a Beckman Scholarship.
It was at this school that she started carving wood
and in the following year began to carve stone. Her
initial material — oil painting — was replaced
by silk-screen printing and pen-drawing. Her childhood
passion for writing turned into working in the book-art
format. She found the medallic art format as a method
of combined expression in the early 90’s. Since
then, she has been encouraging this unique expression
to artists as well as promoting it to collectors. Mashiko
uses any art form and material that appeals to her feelings
a particular moment, however, her theme always remains
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theme came from experiencing various conditions of unfairness
in her life. When she overcame this suppressed feeling,
it became clear to her that all living beings have both
reason and value. She expressed her theme in the following
lines:
From hidden pathways in the air
Deep in the sea
And some unknown space in the universe
I hear new lives approaching just a little before
dawn
This exhibition is highlighted by
her commission to create a memorial monument for Betty
Friedan (February 4, 1921- February 4, 2006), whose
1963 book — The Feminine Mystique — helped
to reignite the second stage of the Women’s
Movement. Friedan remained a powerful figure as an
activist and as a writer, and her contributions to
American society are immense. Mashiko translated Friedan’s
ideas and vision to a book-like shape, and the movement
and rhythm of her mind in wave motions. |
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The final monument in granite was installed at a cemetery
in Sag Harbor, New York. In this exhibition, Mashiko’s
thinking process in maquettes are shown along with the
final monument in smaller scale. Also shown in this
exhibition is her work for monument ideas which started
in the late 90’s to 2006. The ideas are expressed
in a palm-size medallic sculpture format to the different
scales and type of stones. Photographs of the monument
in the cemetery and the unveiling are part of the exhibition.
Also
included in this exhibition is a granite work by Mashiko’s
assistant, John Lynch.
Mashiko’s
work in various formats are included in many public
and private collections internationally. She teaches
at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and is
an independent curator. Mashiko is the founder of an
art gallery and a nonprofit organization which promotes
medallic art and helps young artists in New York. She
serves on awards selection committees for various medal
art organizations both nationally and internationally.
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FRIEDAN MEMORIAL MONUMENT SITE AT SAG HARBOR |
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