by Japanese exchange exhibition
You may recall that our Art Institute printmakers had a wonderful exhibition in Tokyo, Japan in May/June of this year. As an exchange, we are hosting an exhibition of works by Japanese printmakers in the Studio Art Gallery at Capilano University, North Vancouver. Several artists are traveling here and will be at the opening on Thursday, October 4th, 2012, 7 to 9 pm. Everyone is welcome. The exhibition continues to October 20th, open Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.
Also, one of the artists, Professor Hiroshi Maruyama of Tama Art University, Japan will give a lecture on Friday, October 5th at 12 noon in the gallery. I understand he will be giving a demonstration of traditional Japanese woodblock printing with watercolours. It will be an exciting week!
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October 1, 2012 in Art Exhibitions, Art Institute (Printmaking), Other artists by Marja-Leena
Marja-Leena!
Have a nice exhibition opening, and a good party too! This is a good time to have party anyway.
We have a 60th anniversary opening of the Botnia-group this Saturday. Tapani will be there, and my husband Leo and something like 20 or so other artists. The exhibition will be actually a story of modernism and post-, in this Ostrobothnian region. A very interesting story it is, too!
So we have reason to celebrate, at both ends of the world. Very nice.
Marjatta, thanks for the wishes! I wish the same to you and Leo and the Botnia group. Please extend my warmest greetings to Tapani. Will you take some photos and put them on your blog?
That sounds really delightful. The demonstration of the wood block and watercolor technique would be right up my alley. Once again, too bad about the distance but I hope you have a wonderful time.
Susan, I wish you could come! Since you are interested, you might like to visit my 2006 post about a just such a demonstration by an artist-in-residence in our studio. I’ll try to document Prof. Murayama’s as well.
Oh, liked the woodblock link! That was quite interesting. Will you be going to the other demonstration?
I am friends with a nihongan painter who has mentioned a number of times his fears at the decline of Japanese papers…
Marly, I’m pleased you looked at the link, and yes, I’m planning to go to the one on Friday. I’d not heard of the decline of Japanese papers, will have to ask my Japanese artist friends. It would not surprise me since many of the master papermakers are quite old now. They are considered the best papers and so beautiful but are also very expensive. Some you can only get if you go personally to the makers’ shops.