There has been a distinct absence of posts lately as I have been caught up in all sorts of artistic goings on.
Just after my last post we headed off to Setouchi, or the Japanese Inland Sea, to experience some of the Setouchi Triennial. A truly amazing collection of art installations, performances and exhibitions held across the small islands and nearby port cities of central Japan.
Sea Vine, Haruki Takehashi, porcelain vines suspended by fine threads, installation on Ogijima
Like the local fishermen we set out from the port of Takamatsu each day to catch the art.
Straw baboons made by the Straw Art Team of Musashino University
The Triennial is an amazing experience, due in no small part to the army of staff who manage the sites across the islands. I would highly recommend this experience to any art lover. Apart from which we saw beautiful scenery every day.
Sunset over Ozuchi island, with the Great Seto Bridge in the background
We dragged ourselves away after four and a half days, but decided to stop in Kyoto on the way back, in order to visit the nearby Miho Museum. The Miho is a private museum that presents it’s own collection of ancient artefacts as well as special exhibitions.
The entrance to the Miho Museum. The museum was designed by I M Pei
At the Miho we saw an awesome display of the wealth of the Mughal emperors and various Indian royal families since that time. These now form part of The Al Thani collection.
Also on display were the Miho’s own collection of ceramics by Ogata Kenzan, beauties of an entirely different order.
Side dishes with Tatsuta River design, from the Miho collection
After a very relaxing week away it was time to get back to the studio and turning some my ideas into reality.
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