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Toko's Lines
Gifu Collection of Modern Arts
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Toko Shinoda had been pursuing abstract expression by deconstructing characters and seeking forms of lines beyond characters even before her trip to the United States from 1956 to 1958. Utilizing space and negative space, the ink lines backed by the brush techniques cultivated through calligraphy create visual expansiveness and depth, even on flat surfaces.
For Shinoda, writing lines with ink meant "concentrating while cutting, and the mind's work must be infused into the negative space." She also stated, "Ink is not suitable for painting. Since ink was created for writing, it must be the accumulation of the singular act of writing."
The lines drawn by Shinoda’s ink, with their variations in blurring and fading, and sharp lines that seem to cut through the surface, always interact with time and space. She faced the challenge of using long-bristled brushes, which she referred to as "brushes without sex" due to their difficulty to handle, and ink that lightly exceeded her intentions. Throughout her nearly 80-year creative career, she wrote various lines.
This exhibition focuses on expressing the "lines" written by Toko Shinoda.
For Shinoda, writing lines with ink meant "concentrating while cutting, and the mind's work must be infused into the negative space." She also stated, "Ink is not suitable for painting. Since ink was created for writing, it must be the accumulation of the singular act of writing."
The lines drawn by Shinoda’s ink, with their variations in blurring and fading, and sharp lines that seem to cut through the surface, always interact with time and space. She faced the challenge of using long-bristled brushes, which she referred to as "brushes without sex" due to their difficulty to handle, and ink that lightly exceeded her intentions. Throughout her nearly 80-year creative career, she wrote various lines.
This exhibition focuses on expressing the "lines" written by Toko Shinoda.
Schedule | Jul 1 (Mon) 2024-Sep 13 (Fri) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500, High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | http://www.gi-co-ma.or.jp/exhibitions/桃紅の書く線/ | ||||
| Venue | Gifu Collection of Modern Arts http://www.gi-co-ma.or.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1 Tokodaichi, Seki-shi, Gifu 501-3939 | ||||
| Access | 15 minutes by taxi from Mikakino Station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara line, 20 minutes by taxi from Shin Unuma Station on the Meitetsu Inuyama line, 30 minutes by taxi from Gifu Station on the JR Tokaido line. | ||||
| Phone | 0575-23-1210 | ||||
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