Imayō: Public lecture by wood sculptor TANADA Kōji

October 5, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Mānoa Campus, John Young Museum of Art

Sculptor TANADA Kōji presents a lecture on his sculpture techniques. He is one of six artists highlighted in the exhibition "Imayō: Japan's New Traditionists" on view at The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (Oct. 2 – Dec. 2, 2016) and at the Honolulu Museum of Art (Oct. 13, 2016 – Jan. 9, 2017).

TANADA Kōji revives a technique favored by Buddhist sculptors in Japan from the sixth through the ninth centuries, known as ichiboku-zukuri (one-block carving), to create willowy profiles that emphasize the sinuous lines of the natural tree trunks from which each sculpture is hewn.

Image: TANADA Kōji, "Elder Sister of Girl from the Mountain," 2016; paint on wood (mango tree), silver leaf, 44.5 x 31 x 21 cm. Courtesy of the artist.


Ticket Information
Admission is free. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
Art + Art History, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions+events/exhibitions/?p=2181

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