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

Monday, November 15, 2010

Tokoku Harada

Haiku-Cherry Shell
May 2010
5'5 x 2'11
Sumi ink on paper
Triumphantly
May 2010
5'5 x 2'11
Sumi ink on paper
Tokoku Harada was born in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1962. He is a receipient of the Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition Member and Excellence Awards, and the Seikai Kuni Modern Calligraphy Award. Harada is the founder of the Toukousha Calligraphy Study Group. He serves as Lecturer of Comprehensive Art Theory at Chubu University in Japan.

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