Art Installation at Sho Ogawara Museum
Oct 21, 2009
A local foriegn artist has came across a unique and interesting way to create art while brushing up on his kanji ( Japanese characters based on Chinese hieroglyphics) at the same.
” Basically , when I was practicing my kanji I would write them over and over on a single page. I noticed on day that these writings had a shape and texture, so I began to wonder if I could create pieces from the kanji themselves” said Robert Paske, the artist. Paske lives close to the base of Yotei in Niseko town , so had a wealth of natural views and landscapes to gain inspiration from.
Paske uses a tiny brush to painstakingly write each kanji, often layering them for texture and effect. ” I hate to think the number of times I`ve wrote the kanji for tree. ” Paske notes. Pieces can take from a few hours to weeks to complete, based on the complexity of the image.
Matsuemae castle, located near Hakodate, was one of the longest to complete, the roof in particular being a challenge. ” After that , I started to consider the use of white space more closely” joked Paske.
Within each painting, Paske has also included a hidden, often satirical , kanji. The exhibit is in the mezzanine of the museum and runs for the next month. On a dull and miserable prewinter day like today, a visit to this exhibition is a well justified burst of colour and creativity.
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