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"Flowers - An Image of Beauty and Life" Exhibition
Yokosuka Museum of Art
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Zenzaburo Kojima, Keika Kanashima, Hazan Itaya et al.
This exhibition presents a total of 120 Japanese modern artworks by 40 artists from the 1920s and 30s that portray flowers.
Floral motifs are common in all sorts of works throughout history. In post-Meiji era Japan, flowers were used with an emphasis on expressing their liveliness rather than formal representations. Perhaps the intention of these artists was to reach the point where life and beauty come together.
In addition, this exhibition also features drawings and pictures from plant encyclopedias to draw an interesting comparison between art and science.
[Image: Zenzaburo Kojima "Flower" (1949) Oil on canvas. Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art,Tokyo]
Floral motifs are common in all sorts of works throughout history. In post-Meiji era Japan, flowers were used with an emphasis on expressing their liveliness rather than formal representations. Perhaps the intention of these artists was to reach the point where life and beauty come together.
In addition, this exhibition also features drawings and pictures from plant encyclopedias to draw an interesting comparison between art and science.
[Image: Zenzaburo Kojima "Flower" (1949) Oil on canvas. Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art,Tokyo]
Schedule | Apr 11 (Sat) 2009-May 31 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800, University & High School Students, Age 65 and over ¥600, Free for under Junior High School Students and High School Students from Hiratsuka City. | ||||
| Venue | Yokosuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 4-1 Kamoi, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 239-0813 | ||||
| Access | From Maborikaigan Station on the Keikyu line, take the Keikyu bus and get off at Kannonzaki Keikyu Hotel / Yokosuka Bijutsukanmae. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 046-845-1211 | ||||
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