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Yoshiko Shimada "From Sumi to Sumi"
Fuji Gallery Shinjuku
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Yoshiko Shimada
Fuji Gallery Shinjuku, located on the basement floor of the Hilton Tokyo in Nishi-Shinjuku, will host (Ms.) Yoshiko Shimada’s solo exhibition entitled “From Sumi to Sumi” (`Sumi` meaning Japanese calligraphy ink) from Saturday 7th September until Sunday 29th September 2024.
Yoshiko Shimada is a Fusuma artist. (`Fusuma` meaning a sliding wooden door covered with Japanese paper). She majored in Japanese painting at Kanazawa College of Art, then worked at a design company and in the art department of a theatre company, and is now an artist working mainly on Fusuma-e (sliding door paintings). Encountering the mineral pigments used for preliminary sketches at her mother's family home, which was a Nishijin-ori weaving workshop in Kyoto and then frequently visiting the Kaga Yuzen dyeing workshop run by her relatives in Kanazawa, where she spent much time from her later elementary school years, naturally led her to pursue the path of Japanese painting. Even though she relocated to the Kanto region a long time ago, the beautiful and delicate details of Kanazawa's nature, as well as the traditional culture that thrives in Kanazawa's streets, continue to have a significant impact on her Fusuma (sliding door) paintings.
As a Fusuma artist, she maximizes the charm of materials such as Sumi, mineral pigments, mica, and metal foil on Echizen washi paper, leaving tense blank spaces and drawing with flowing lines, often with the theme of flowers and plants. However, in this exhibition, she chooses Sumi as a theme. Since ancient times, it has been said that "Sumi contains five colors", emphasizing the rich expressions of Sumi. She will be presenting Sumi works proudly composed with stroking lines that have long captivated her while cherishing the accidental expressions of "bleeding," "scraping," and "pooling" of Sumi.
Yoshiko Shimada is a Fusuma artist. (`Fusuma` meaning a sliding wooden door covered with Japanese paper). She majored in Japanese painting at Kanazawa College of Art, then worked at a design company and in the art department of a theatre company, and is now an artist working mainly on Fusuma-e (sliding door paintings). Encountering the mineral pigments used for preliminary sketches at her mother's family home, which was a Nishijin-ori weaving workshop in Kyoto and then frequently visiting the Kaga Yuzen dyeing workshop run by her relatives in Kanazawa, where she spent much time from her later elementary school years, naturally led her to pursue the path of Japanese painting. Even though she relocated to the Kanto region a long time ago, the beautiful and delicate details of Kanazawa's nature, as well as the traditional culture that thrives in Kanazawa's streets, continue to have a significant impact on her Fusuma (sliding door) paintings.
As a Fusuma artist, she maximizes the charm of materials such as Sumi, mineral pigments, mica, and metal foil on Echizen washi paper, leaving tense blank spaces and drawing with flowing lines, often with the theme of flowers and plants. However, in this exhibition, she chooses Sumi as a theme. Since ancient times, it has been said that "Sumi contains five colors", emphasizing the rich expressions of Sumi. She will be presenting Sumi works proudly composed with stroking lines that have long captivated her while cherishing the accidental expressions of "bleeding," "scraping," and "pooling" of Sumi.
Schedule | Sep 7 (Sat) 2024-Sep 29 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Fuji Gallery Shinjuku https://www.fuji-gs.jp/  | ||||
| Location | B1F Hilton Tokyo, 6-6-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit C8 at Nishi-shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi line, 2 minute walk from exit C8 at Tochomae Station on the Toei Oedo line, 10 minute walk from the West exit of JR Shinjuku Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6279-0049 | ||||
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