Curatorial Statement

Drawing and calligraphic mark-making are as essential in Western art as they are in Eastern art. Evident in the works of early American abstract expressionists, calligraphic mark-making continues to be a significant component in contemporary art across all media produced in the East and the West. Today American, Asian and European artists employ drawing and mark-making methodologies outside the formal, figurative, and representational art approaches and aesthetics. Some integrate new media and digital technologies while others consider more direct applications using a variety of media, materials and production processes. Explore contemporary interdisciplinary and multimedia drawing and mark-making applications in SPIRITED CALLIGRAPHY: TEXT, MARKS, AND MEANINGS – EAST AND WEST

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Michiko Hamasaki

Transmigration
August 2000
6'2 x 16'9
Sumi ink on paper.
The two 'sho' activities I am involved in at present are as follows. One of them is creating art works and also organizing my annual private exhibitions within Japan. The other is "cultural communication through 'sho'...I seek to introduce Japanese culture and promote international understanding. ‘Sho’ takes form only when complemented with a refined character. This is because ‘shosen’ captures the heartstrings of the calligrapher, the soul and being of the calligrapher. Therefore, I live my daily routine thoroughly, all the time accepting fully and completely all the feelings that spring from within me, sensitivity, delicately and energetically into my ‘sho’ activities.
“I write a calligraphy at a dash with a gigantic brush (weighing 7kg) soaked with India ink. The brush looks as if it danced rhythmically on the paper. The splashes spurting from the brush tip fly around, making the calligraphy... conspicuous. This is my ‘daijikigo’: writing calligraphy on an extra-large piece of paper (10m by 5m).
The specialty of my calligraphy is giving a demonstration of ‘daijikigo’.”
Michiko Hamazaki was born in Japan and graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University with a BFA and MFA in Calligraphy Art. Since 1995, Mrs. Hamazaki has performed calligraphy demonstrations in Beijing, Tokyo, London, Paris, Kyoto, Spain, Turkey, and the USA. Ms. Hamazaki has presented numerous solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto and Seoul, and is well known for her large-scale calligraphy work.


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