Exhibition
Poetry of Place
17 Aug 2017 – 16 Sep 2017
Event times
From Monday to Saturday, 10.00AM - 6.00PM
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 93 Baker Street
- London
England - W1U 6RL
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Baker Street
- Baker St / Marylebone
Presenting artworks by Japanese and British printmakers, Poetry of Place illustrates an intercultural dialogue inspired by the experiences of the artists travelling throughout Japan and Europe respectively.
About
The exhibition explores the theme of place as the site of memories and the bonding that occurs between individuals and their environments. Real or imagined, physical or symbolic, coming from the past, the present, or the terrain that lies between, places are depicted in diverse geographical and temporal locations, sharing a visual language that runs through different printmaking processes from lithography, etching, aquatint, to relief and serigraphy.
Poetry of Place features, amongst others, the postwar creative print movement of soĢsaku-hanga. This philosophy of total engagement enables artists to perform all aspects of production instead of consigning their designs to the carvers and printers employed by the publisher as was seen in the ukiyo-e movement used for much of the 17th to 19th centuries.
This lyrical journey reveals various interpretations of the sense of place and offers visitors diverse experiential perspectives based on the personal visions and practices of the exhibited artists. A selection of song lyrics and poetry excerpts that are meaningful to the artists can be heard throughout the exhibition.
Artists included are Margaret ASHMAN, Yuriko MIYOSHI, Sara BEAZLEY, Masato NAGAI, Eleanor HAVSTEEN-FRANKLIN, Miyuki OKAWA, Michael KENNEDY, Yasuyoshi TOKIDA, Ros MORLEY, Yoshie UCHIDA, Stephen MUMBERSON, Kanako WATANABE, Clare O HAGAN, Katsutoshi YUASA, and Denise WYLLIE.
