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Essence of Japanese Aesthetics 2007 |
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Touching Stone Gallery celebrates and explores the essence of Japanese aesthetics through a series of exhibitions using different media. Artists include ceramists Hiroyuki Wakimoto, Hiromi Okumura, Yoshitaka Hasu, Tadashi Ito, Yoko Terai, printmaker David Cost, Kakishibu artist Masamichi Terada, and painter Susan Christie. Click on images to see exhibitions |
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April 6 - May 30, 2007 |
Hiroyuki Wakimoto (Ceramist) |
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One of the most influential contemporary ceramic artists from Bizen Japan, Hiroyuki Wakimoto sets a new direction with extraordinary forms inspired by ancient Japanese and Chinese pottery.
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| May 4 - 30, 2007 |
David Cost (Printmaker) |
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A unique show featuring one-of-a-kind monoprints inspired by the beautiful colors and textures of Japanese ceramics. Santa Fe artist David Cost's work is a study in quiet understated elegance.
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| June 1 - 27, 2007 |
Hiromi Okumura (Ceramist) |
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Okumura gained world-wide recognition with his
work in a traveling exhibition entitled "Japanese Pottery: The
Rising Generation from Traditional Japanese Kilns". The current
show features some of his most original forms that define this
innovative artist.
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| June 29 - July 28, 2007 |
Yoshitaka Hasu (Ceramist) |
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Touching Stone Gallery will host the America debut for Yoshitaka Hasu, one of the most distinctive ceramic artists from the historic Japanese pottery center of Iga. This exhibition highlights the bold forms and dramatic firing effects that epitomize Hasu's unique style.
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| Aug. 3 - 31, 2007 |
Tadashi Ito (Ceramist) |
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Touching Stone Gallery is also honored to host the America debut for Tadashi Ito, an innovative ceramic artist based in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. Ito is noted for his elegant, sophisticated contemporary forms inspired by nature as well as ancient Japanese Jomon pottery.
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| Aug. 31 - Sept. 26, 2007 | Masamichi Terada (Kakishibu artist) |
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Kakishibu, an ancient technique to dye
and waterproof fabrics using fermented persimmon juice, is an
'endangered' Japanese art form. Touching Stone Gallery is privileged to
host the American debut for kakishibu master Masamichi Terada as part of
this Essence of Japanese Aesthetics series.
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| Nov. 23 - Dec. 30, 2007 | Yoko Terai (Ceramist) |
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A rising star among the "Kyoto
school" of contemporary Japanese ceramists, Yoko Terai follows her
successful shows in Touching Stone Gallery in 2004 and 2005 with a new show of
her highly original
work, recognized by graceful flowing lines, subtle hues and an
unmistakably feminine sensitivity.
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Dec. 7 - 29, 2007 |
Susan Christie (Painter) |
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Susan Christie studied traditional sumi-e for many years before setting off on an extraordinary course that spans several decades to explore the unique power of this medium. This show, Dewdrops and Moonlight, showcases her most recent body of work inspired by light, water and poetry.
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