| 後援：在NY日本国総領事館、国際交流基金
Supported by the Consulate General of Japan in New York
and the Japan Foundation
日本ギャラリーでは来る７月８日より、日本文化の禅や作庭、ふすまや屏風などの開閉自在なインテリアの考え方を作品に盛り込んだ抽象画家・久山房子の独特のアートの世界をご紹介する展覧会、久山房子の和紙と水彩による「融和の世界展」を開催致します。
モチーフのほとんどは「水」「空気」など人間を取り巻く環境です。作品には、久山が愛する日本の山河のみならず、居住した北米、南米、更には旅してまわったアフリカ、ヨーロッパの自然からのインスピレーションが溢れています。具体的なものが何一つ描かれていなくても、そこには民族を超えて誰もが共感できる大きな「言葉」があり、大きな「癒し」があります。
久山が表現素材として選んだのは、日本各地にある伝統の「和紙」。それを正方形の木製パネルにコラージュし、その上に水彩を施し、時には金箔、銀箔を効果的に用いています。無理な加工を施すことなく、素材の持つ自然さを大切にし、素材のもつ声に耳を傾けて「融和」を図り、楽しんでいます。
ほとんどの作品が正方形のパネルに描かれた何枚かの組作品です。それらを回転させたり、配置を変えると、違ったイメージを見出す仕掛けが加えてあるものが多く、鑑賞者は久山の世界に自然に入り込み、主体的に楽しむことができます。まさに、そこには鑑賞者と久山の『融和』の世界が広がります。
溶け合って一緒になって楽しむ久山の斬新かつポップなアートをご体験下さい。
The World of Integration, the latest exhibition of forty-six works by the novel, spiritual artist Fusako Kuyama will be presented at The Nippon Club from July 8 to July 21, 2009.
Her unique art work is composed of arrangements of square panels onto which Japanese washi paper has been mounted. The arrangement of the panels is reminiscent of the Japanese fusuma panels (sliding door) or byobu (screen). The washi-covered panels are painted with watercolor and sometimes have gold or silver leaf applied to integrate the textures and colors of the materials. Many of her works have varying images depending upon how the panels are rotated or arranged. Viewers actually become part of the art themselves as they wander into imaginary worlds of their own prompted by the different arrangements, leading to an integration of viewer and artist.
Kuyama views art as a holistic experience. Because she believes that the creative process of art is healing and life-enhancing, she uses her work as a means to communicate and share her life experience with viewers. The World of Integration exemplifies her belief in bringing people together through art.
The artist is known for her use of the motifs of water and air in her works. Her inspiration springs from nature and the environment found in places where she has traveled and lived in Europe, Africa, North and South America. Having grown up in the Japanese culture, she has studied Western art, Japanese art, Zen garden design, and spirituality. She integrates these with her world experience, perspectives, and inner spirit expressing them on the washi panels to offer a world sense of healing and serenity.
The works of Fusako Kuyama have been enjoyed by people around the world at exhibitions in places including Tokyo, Paris, Barcelona, and Uruguay. Supported by the Consulate General of Japan in New York and The Japan Foundation, her exhibition at
The Nippon Gallery will be her first in New York City.
Date: 07/08/09 〜 07/21/09
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Mon-Sat, Closed on Sunday)
Location: The Nippon Gallery
Contact: info@nipponclub.org/(212) 581-2223
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