Maboroshi

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Maboroshi highlights ink calligraphy and Japanese watercolour works of Teshigahara Sofu (1900-1979), who was born into an important family of Ikebana. Teshigahara’s ambition transformed the post-war art scene in Japan and made himself one of the most important Japanese avant-garde artists. He was known for bringing new life to traditions and his most influential art – Ikebana, while expressing himself through sculptures, calligraphy and Japanese watercolour works.

The exhibition will feature two series of works by the award-winning photographer and artist, Yoichiro Nishimura (b.1967), namely Life and Blue Flower. Nishimura’s Life series is an experiment he has done in his early years of his career, capturing the beauty of his own Ikebana. He captures and expresses the flowers’ elegance through his works, where his emotions and values resonate describing the balance between life and death, light and dark, and the Chinese principle of Yin and Yang.

His award-winning Blue Flower is an eight year abstract of his daily encounters. He sometimes describe this series as “Flowers of the Shadow” and is popular among his followers and collectors both in the East and West.