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Sakan Kanno “Component”
Maki Fine Arts
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Sakan Kanno
Kanno’s distinctive style begins with applying urethane paint to the base to bring luster to the surface and then using super fine brushes and acrylic paint to create contours full of movement. The contrast between the uniform and industrial shimmer on the surface and the mat texture generated from the acrylic paint creates depth in the artwork. On the canvas used as the support medium and in the design composition, the artist uses silver ratio, a concept used often in Japan since ancient times, which results in a final product having a precious glow reminiscent of rinpa-school art, yamato-e, and maki-e.
In recent years, Kanno has minimized the use of improvisational depictions and instead uses a set format for his creative process. The artist uses geometrically-composed grids as the base and then creates the design by assembling the elements, such as clusters drawn using a French curve or snippets of lines picked from trimmings of past drawings. In the upcoming show, instead of treating each element as well as the individual divided canvases simply as an interchangeable module, the artist treats the components as having completeness, independence, and autonomy.
In recent years, Kanno has minimized the use of improvisational depictions and instead uses a set format for his creative process. The artist uses geometrically-composed grids as the base and then creates the design by assembling the elements, such as clusters drawn using a French curve or snippets of lines picked from trimmings of past drawings. In the upcoming show, instead of treating each element as well as the individual divided canvases simply as an interchangeable module, the artist treats the components as having completeness, independence, and autonomy.
Schedule | Sep 6 (Sat) 2014-Oct 12 (Sun) 2014 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.makifinearts.com/en/exhibitions/component.html | ||||
| Venue | Maki Fine Arts http://www.makifinearts.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | B101, 77-5 Tenjin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0808 | ||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from exit 2 at Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai line, 6 minute walk from exit 2 at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line, 13 minute walk from exit A1 at Ushigome-kagurazaka Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5579-2086 | ||||
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