Takuji Hamanaka “Negative Circle”
Owen James Gallery
This event has ended.
Takuji Hamanaka is a master of two worlds. Trained as a professional woodblock printmaker at the Adachi Studio in Tokyo, Japan, the artist has a deep understanding of this pivotal Japanese art form. Since moving to New York in the 1990’s, Hamanaka has also worked with contemporary art practices. The result is an elegant hybrid: unique images created through traditional printing techniques.
The allure of Hamanaka’s work lies in his balance of precision and spontaneity, and of flat surfaces with visual dimensions. Distinct forms and patterns emerge through the application of color woodblock printing and the repetition of the Chine Collé process, where layer upon layer of thin Gampi paper are built upon the surface.
While all of the works in the exhibition are unified by their materials, there are variances in the structures we observe. Certain works rely on a central axis to their patterns, while others use illusions of curvature bring to mind the descriptions of flowing Space-Time. Through the creation of each unique collage, Hamanaka brings us a completely new way of enjoying time-honored techniques, and changes our understanding of printmaking itself.
Media
Schedule
from January 23, 2015 to February 28, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-01-23 from 18:00 to 20:00