Masao Yamamoto "Kawa"
Yancey Richardson Gallery
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Yancey Richardson Gallery presents "Kawa", their fifth exhibition by Japanese artist Masao Yamamoto. Exisiting together in the same atmospheric sense, the works in the series "Kawa" suggest both a connection as well as a divide between the present and past. Each print, measuring approximately 5 x 8 inches, avoids traditional capture of a singular event. Rather, these images conjure memories of fleeting and fluid moments, eliciting consideration and meditation.
Yamamoto's spare and meditative photos depict natural subjects such as a perching owl, mushrooms growing on heavy rope, or an abstract composition portraying light's reflection on water. Part of a carefully considered selection for the gallery, these masterfully crafted prints, made by the artist in Japan, mark a subtle departure from Yamamoto's earlier series. Each one presenting a contained world of natural beauty, they are intended to be seen and contemplated individually as opposed to in groups. Yamamoto's images speak softly, with an intimacy that draws the viewer near to explore each piece at close range. Rather than telling a story or describing a scene, the work evokes a moment of heightened awareness, of looking with quiet intensity at the world.
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from February 24, 2011 to April 09, 2011