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Overview"his catalogue documents an exhibition at the Baur Foundation that brings together work by the French painter Pierre Soulages (b.1919) and the Japanese master bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV (b. 1973). Soulages, still working at 102 years old, has painted almost exclusively in black since 1979 and is known as the ""master of luminous blacks"". Tanabe Chikuunsai IV is a renowned bamboo artist, known for his twisting organic sculptures and room-sized installations made from tiger or black bamboo. The aim of this exhibition is to explore how their work resonates, despite different approaches, in the dark and light effects of their materials. Text in French and English. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Baur Foundation in Switzerland, a museum of Far Eastern Art, from November 2021March 2022. AUTHOR: A graduate of the Ecole du Louvre and holder of a doctorate from Paris IV Sorbonne, Laure Schwartz-Arenales began her career at the Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet and at the Ecole du Louvre, where she taught Far Eastern arts. Her research on ancient Japanese painting, carried out since 1998 in Japan (University of Tohoku - Kyoto National Museum), was rewarded in 2007 by the Kajima Foundation for the Arts. Professor at Ochanomizu University and then at Sophia University (Tokyo), she has been director of the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Arts in Geneva since 2018. SELLING POINTS: . Brings together two masters of light and darkness, materiality and abstraction, French painter Pierre Soulages and Japanese bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV . The catalogue for a show at the Baur Foundation in Switzerland, a museum of Far Eastern Art, from November 2021 March 2022 50 colour illustrations" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laure Schwartz-Arenales , Fabienne Fravalo , Philippe Boudin , Maezaki ShinyaPublisher: Five Continents Editions Imprint: Five Continents Editions Weight: 0.528kg ISBN: 9788874399680ISBN 10: 8874399685 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 29 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents6 In Praise of Light Pierre Soulages and Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 7 Éloge de la lumière Pierre Soulages et Tanabe Chikuunsai IV LAURE SCHWARTZ-ARENALES 24 A Container of Light. Soulages, from Japan to Sèvres... 25 Contenir la lumière. Soulages, du Japon à Sèvres… FABIENNE FRAVALO 32 Weaving the Void. The Art of Bamboo in Japan 33 Tresser le vide. L’art du bambou au Japon PHILIPPE BOUDIN 36 “The Perfect Cycle”, the Light and Shadow of Bamboo – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 37 « Le cycle parfait », la lumière et l’ombre du bambou – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV SHINYA MAEZAKI 48 In View of the Luminous Blacks 49 En regard des noirs lumière... TANABE CHIKUUNSAI IV 94 Acknowledgements 95 RemerciementsReviewsAuthor Information"A graduate of the Ecole du Louvre and holder of a doctorate from Paris IV Sorbonne, Laure Schwartz-Arenales began her career at the Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet and at the Ecole du Louvre, where she taught Far Eastern arts. Her research on ancient Japanese painting, carried out since 1998 in Japan (University of Tōhoku - Kyōto National Museum), was rewarded in 2007 by the Kajima Foundation for the Arts. Professor at Ochanomizu University and then at Sophia University (Tōkyō), she has been director of the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Arts in Geneva since 2018. Currently curator of the decorative arts collection at Fondation Gandur pour l'Art (Geneva), Fabienne Fravalo has a PhD in art history from the University of Neuchâtel and Clermont Ferrant. Studies and research at the INHA (Paris) and is also the author of a monograph on the ceramist Emile Decoeur, published in collaboration with the Galerie Michel Giraud, Paris. Philippe Boudin directs with his daughter Zoé Niang the Mingei Gallery right in the heart of Saint Germain-des-Près. This gallery specialises in the art of Japanese bamboo basketry, of which it holds the leadearship in Europe. His gallery organises numerous thematic exhibitions and actively collaborates with museums and advises private collectors. Maezaki Shinya is a specialist in Japanese design and interior design. After earning a PhD in 2009 from the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS at the University of London, he has been an associate professor at Kyoto Women's University since 2015. He has published numerous works concerning Japanese interior design from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. Tanabe Chikuunsai IV is the heir to a dynasty of bamboo masters in Kansai. His go (artist's name) ""Chikuunsai"" means ""bamboo cloud"". His international status gives him a prominent place in the field of this art form which is still unknown in Europe. His works can now be found in the world's most important museums." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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