Glass Tableware in Still Life: Yoko Andersson Yamano and 18 Painters
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
Starts 7/13
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Junichi Ishida, Yasuko Iba, Miwa Ogasawara, Saiko Kimura, Shinpei Kusanagi, Katsunori Kobayashi, Kouichi Tabata, Yui Yaegashi, Masahiro Sanbe, Yoko Andersson Yamano et al.
The catalyst for this project was in 2013 when a graphic designer from Japan visited glass artist Yoko Andersson Yamano in Sweden. Prompted by the suggestion, "Why not turn your glass artworks into a book?" the project "Glass Tableware in Still Life" began.
"What kind of glass tableware do you want to paint?" Andersson Yamano reached out to 18 painters based in Sweden, Japan, and Germany, asking them to verbally request the glassware they wanted to depict in still-life paintings. Based on these requests, Andersson Yamano blew clear glass pieces. The painters then created paintings based on these glassware items, ensuring that each painting prominently featured the glassware.
The resulting glassware and paintings were photographed by a photographer to compile into an art book. Armed with an 8x10 large format camera, the photographer traveled through Sweden, Germany, and Japan, capturing the world of glassware and paintings in each painter's studio.
From the painters' requests, glass was born; from the glass, paintings emerged; and from the glass and paintings, photographs were born. Now, an exhibition has emerged, and from it, viewers' words will likely arise. In the exhibition space, the relationships between the creators and the viewers shine brightly alongside the artworks revolving around glass tableware.
"What kind of glass tableware do you want to paint?" Andersson Yamano reached out to 18 painters based in Sweden, Japan, and Germany, asking them to verbally request the glassware they wanted to depict in still-life paintings. Based on these requests, Andersson Yamano blew clear glass pieces. The painters then created paintings based on these glassware items, ensuring that each painting prominently featured the glassware.
The resulting glassware and paintings were photographed by a photographer to compile into an art book. Armed with an 8x10 large format camera, the photographer traveled through Sweden, Germany, and Japan, capturing the world of glassware and paintings in each painter's studio.
From the painters' requests, glass was born; from the glass, paintings emerged; and from the glass and paintings, photographs were born. Now, an exhibition has emerged, and from it, viewers' words will likely arise. In the exhibition space, the relationships between the creators and the viewers shine brightly alongside the artworks revolving around glass tableware.
Schedule | Jul 13 (Sat) 2024-Sep 23 (Mon) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1300; Seniors 65 & Over ¥1000; University and High School Students ¥800; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.camk.jp/exhibition/glass-tableware-in-still-life/ | ||||
| Venue | Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto https://www.camk.jp/english/ | ||||
| Location | 3F, 2-3 Kamitori-cho, Chuou-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 860-0845 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from Suidocho Station on the Kumamoto City Tram line; From the Shirakawa exit (East exit) of Kumamoto Station on the JR Kagoshima Main line, take the bus and get off at Torichosuji. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 096-278-7500 | ||||
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