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The Exhibition of FUSAKO KUYAMA "ART OF INTEGRATION"

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The World of Integration by FUSAKO KUYAMA

  I was brought up in the midst of Japanese culture and educated in western art, Japanese art and design. Not content with these traditional arts, I have earnestly continued to grope for my own original world of art, which is realized in the works
displayed in my New York exhibition. Zen, garden design, and an interior design approach which allows wider arrangement possibilities by use of fusuma and byobu (sliding doors and screens) that are found in Japanese culture, and its unique perspective and boundless thinking which engulfs even the viewers of the art to become an artist themselves, has brought me a fresh sense, and led me to create the theme of this exhibition,“integration”.

  My motif comes from water and air, the environment which surrounds us. My work was inspired by nature not only in the mountains and rivers of my beloved home but also of North and South America, where I have lived, and of Africa and Europe, where I have traveled. Even if there are no concrete objects painted, there exists an universal language that allows everyone to relate to my work irrespective of background, offering a sense of healing. My past exhibitions have shown this - not only people from Japan but also Europe and South America have responded to and supported my work. I sincerely hope that this exhibition in New York is my special appeal to the world.

  My works utilize several materials in layers. First comes Japanese washi paper on a square wooden panel, followed by watercolor, and I sometimes find gold or silver leaf to be effective. Using these materials without forcibly applying unnecessary processing to fully appreciate the natural quality of the materials themselves and listening to their voices to try to realize “integration” is enjoyable, and something that I think is similar to raising children.

  Almost all my works are painted on square panels and composed of several pieces. Many of them have a twist which offer varying images if the pieces are rotated or arranged differently so that the viewers can wander into my world and actively enjoy my works.

  In one sense, this is an integration of viewers and myself.

  This aspect is greatly different from a conventional, one-way viewing of a painting.

  Please come and experience my art in the integration exhibition.

Japanese

久山房子の「融和」の世界

　私は日本文化の中で育ち、西欧美術、日本美術、デザインの専門教育を受けましたが、従来のものに飽き足らず独自の世界を模索してきた結果が今回の展示であります。日本文化の中にある禅や作庭、ふすまや屏風など開閉自在なインテリアの考え方、またその独特の遠近感、しかも鑑賞者まで巻き込んで表現者にもしてしまう自由な発想は新鮮であります。
それは今回のテーマである「融和」に通じます。

　モティーフのほとんどは「水」「空気」で人間を取り巻く環境です。私が愛した日本の山河のみならず、居住した北米、南米のみならず、アフリカ、ヨーロッパを広く旅してまわり、取材した自然からのインスピレーションがあふれています。具体的なものが何一つ描かれていなくても、そこには民族を超えて誰もが共感できる「大きな言葉」があり、大きな「癒し」があります。

　そのことは過去の展覧会で、日本だけでなくヨーロッパや南米の人たちが作品に共感し支持してきたということがあります。今回はニューヨークから世界に問いたいと願っています。

　表現素材は日本各地に豊富にある伝統の「和紙」を正方形の木製パネルにコラージュし、その上に水彩を施し、時には金箔、銀箔を効果的に用いてあります。それらに無理な加工を施すことなく、素材の持つ自然さを大切にし、素材のもつ声に耳を傾けて「融和」を図り楽しむことは、「子育て」にも通じる気分があると思います。

　ほとんどの作品が正方形のパネルに描かれ、何枚かの組作品です。それらを回転させたり、配置を変えると、違ったイメージを見出す仕掛けが加えてあるものが多いので、鑑賞者は私の世界に入り込んで主体的に楽しめるのです。

　これも私と鑑賞者の「融和」ということでしょう。

　そういうことが今までの一方的な絵画鑑賞とは大きく異なります。

　溶け合って一緒になって楽しむアートを会場で体験してください。