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		<category><![CDATA[Aby Mackie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blair Tate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deborah Valoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Rossbach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kay Sekimachi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lia Cook]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Works by Abby Mackie and Randy Walker. Photo by Tom Grotta If an exhibition takes place but there is no catalog to document it, did anyone see it? Certainly not enough people have seen it, as far as browngrotta arts is concerned.  That&#8217;s why we produce a catalog for nearly every exhibition we host. We... </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/c-56-beauty-is-resistance-art-as-antidote/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-Spread-1.jpg" alt="Title Page Beauty is Resistance Catalog" class="wp-image-14340" style="width:840px;height:auto" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-Spread-1.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-Spread-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-Spread-1-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Works by Abby Mackie and Randy Walker. Photo by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If an exhibition takes place but there is no catalog to document it, did anyone see it? Certainly not enough people have seen it, as far as browngrotta arts is concerned.  That&#8217;s why we produce a catalog for nearly every exhibition we host.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/nnenna-okore"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-3.jpg" alt="Nnenna Okore spread" class="wp-image-14344" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-3.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-3-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-3-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We had hundreds of people visit our Fall 2025 exhibition, <em> Beauty is Resistance: art as antidote. </em>But we also cowry to share the remarkable works in <em>Beauty </em>with even more people through our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIUVSzKs41I">installation video</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfuwv3pPGeI">Zoom talkthrough</a>, both on our YouTube channel, and through the print version of the show, a catalog (our 61st), available on our <a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/c-56-beauty-is-resistance-art-as-antidote/">website</a>.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/yong-joo-kim"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-6.jpg" alt="Yong Joo Kim Spread" class="wp-image-14342" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-6.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-6-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-6-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 132-page catalog contains 125 full-color images. There are full view and detail images of each of the featured works in the exhibition. There are statements about each work in the catalog. The works in the exhibition fell loosely into four subthemes: <em>Reading Between the Lines, Threads of Memory, Radical Ornament, </em>and <em>Ritual and Reverence</em>, and the catalog identifies the category that each work falls into. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/gizella-warburton"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-5.jpg" alt="Gizella Warburton Spread" class="wp-image-14343" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-5.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-5-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-5-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Elizabeth Essner, Windgate Associate Curator at the Museum of Art, Houston contributed an insightful essay to the catalog, “Looking at Beauty.&#8221; Essner writes about the role of nature in many of the artists’ work &#8212; for materials, lessons, and poetic inspiration. She examines varying historic conceptions of beauty, subjective, objective, and embodied, and discusses the significance of prevailing cultural aesthetics. in summarizing beauty&#8217;s pivotal place in art, Essner quotes late art critic Peter Schjeldahl (1942 &#8211; 2022) who predicted that in the future, “beauty will be what it always has been and, despite everything, is now in furtive and inarticulate ways: an irrepressible, anarchic, healing human response without which life is a mistake.&#8221; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lia-cook"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spred-2.jpg" alt="Lia Cook Spread" class="wp-image-14341" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spred-2.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spred-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spred-2-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Order your copy on our <a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/c-56-beauty-is-resistance-art-as-antidote/">website</a>. If it’s a gift, let us know at <a href="mailto:art@browngrotta.com">art@browngrotta.com</a> before December 15th and we will gift wrap your copy before we send it.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/kay-sekimachi"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-4.jpg" alt="Kay Sekimachi Spread" class="wp-image-14345" style="width:840px;height:auto" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-4.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-4-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beauty-spread-4-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a></figure>
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		<title>Save the Date: Japandí Revisited in Wayne, PA, December 7, 2024 to January 25, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Exhibitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ase Ljones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birgit Birkjaaer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eva Vargö]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grethe Wittrock]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japandi Revisted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiro Yonezawa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Markku Kosonen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>54mk Willow Cat Basket, Markku Kosonen&#160;sibirica, satix phylicifalia, 7&#8243; x 11.5&#8243; x 11&#8243;, 19904hsh.1 Wall Hanging, Hiroyuki Shindo, linen, handspun and handwoven, indigo dye, 69&#8243; x 17&#8243; , 1995. Photo by Tom Grotta It turned out so nice, we decided to do it twice. Three years ago we curated an exhibition at browngrotta arts exploring... </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japandi-Revisted-shindo-kosonen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japandi-Revisted-shindo-kosonen.jpg" alt="Willow basket by Mark Kosonen, Indigo banner by Hiroyuki Shindo" class="wp-image-13315" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japandi-Revisted-shindo-kosonen.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japandi-Revisted-shindo-kosonen-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japandi-Revisted-shindo-kosonen-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup>54mk <em>Willow Cat</em> Basket, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/markku-kosonen">Markku Kosonen&nbsp;</a>sibirica, satix phylicifalia, 7&#8243; x 11.5&#8243; x 11&#8243;, 1990<br>4hsh.1 <em>Wall Hanging</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/hiroyuki-shindo">Hiroyuki Shindo</a>, linen, handspun and handwoven, indigo dye, 69&#8243; x 17&#8243; , 1995. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It turned out so nice, we decided to do it twice. Three years ago we curated an exhibition at browngrotta arts exploring the inspirations shared by artists in Japan and the Scandinavian countries, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. We uncovered so many interesting stories and artistic references among the artists we work with we’ve decided to revisit this topic again this winter at the <a href="https://wayneart.org/events/1781/japand-revisited-shared-aesthetics-and-influences/">Wayne Art Center</a> in Wayne, Pennsylvania. <em><a href="https://browngrotta.com/exhibitions/japandi-revisited">Japandí Revisited: shared aesthetics and influences</a> </em>will open on December 7, 2024 and run through January 25, 2025. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Woven-Art-Basket-Strings-810.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Woven-Art-Basket-Strings-810.jpg" alt="Basket Strings by Birgit Birkkjaer" class="wp-image-13316" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Woven-Art-Basket-Strings-810.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Woven-Art-Basket-Strings-810-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Woven-Art-Basket-Strings-810-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup>102bb <em>Woven Art Basket Strings</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/birgit-birkkjaer">Birgit Birkkjaer</a>, linen, paper, horsehair, hemp yarn, silk-steel, yarn, glue, 61&#8243; x 35&#8243; x 4&#8243;, 2024. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery at the Wayne Art Center is spacious and bright and an inviting space. Vistors to Wayne will see some familiar works alongside new ones, from <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/birgit-birkkjaer">Birgit Birkkjaer,</a> <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/hiroyuki-shindo">Hiroyuki Shindo</a>, and <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/naoko-serino">Naoko Serino</a>. <em>Japandí Revisited</em> will also feature artists new to our <em>Japandí </em>assemblage<em>,</em> including <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/shoko-fukuda">Shoko Fukuda</a>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/toshiko-takaezu">Toshiko Takaezu</a>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/aya-kajiwara">Aya Kajiwara</a>, <a href="https://app.asana.com/0/336048998645556/1208252308854753/f">Kogetsu Kosuge</a>, and <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/hiroko-sato-pijanowski">Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski.</a></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Serino-Ljones-810.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Serino-Ljones-810.jpg" alt="Åse Ljones and Naoko Serino" class="wp-image-13328" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Serino-Ljones-810.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Serino-Ljones-810-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Serino-Ljones-810-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/ase-ljones">Åse Ljones</a>, 16al<em> Dobbel Domino</em>, hand embroidery on linen, stretched on frame, 56.675&#8243; x 57&#8243; x 2.5&#8243;, 2015</sup><br><sup><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/naoko-serino">Naoko Serino</a>, <em>Generating 9</em>, jute, 30&#8243; x 30&#8243; x 7&#8243;, 2014. Photos by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Japandí in design is a fusion style that references shared aspects of Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics.  “It is the East-meets-West design movement. It blends Japanese artistic elements and <em>wabi-sabi</em> philosophy with Scandinavian comfort and warmth or <em>hygge</em>,” Shanty Wijaya, an interior designer and owner of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allprace/?hl=en">AllPrace</a> told <em><a href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/japandi-style-101">Architectural Digest</a></em> in 2023<em>. </em>“Both Japanese and Scandinavian design aesthetics are focused on simplicity, natural elements, comfort, and sustainability. It teaches us to find beauty in imperfection, form deep connections to the earth and nature, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life.”   </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/38jb-Relief-810.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/38jb-Relief-810.jpg" alt="paper boat sculpture by Jane Balsgaard" class="wp-image-13323" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/38jb-Relief-810.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/38jb-Relief-810-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/38jb-Relief-810-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup>38jb <em>Relief,</em> <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/jane-balsgaard">Jane Balsgaard</a>, iron, bamboo, willow, fishing line and handmade plantpaper, 74&#8243; x 18&#8243; x 12&#8243;, 2014. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There are four elements highlighted in <em>Japandí Revisted &#8212;</em> natural materials and sustainability, minimalism, exquisite craftsmanship and, as Wijaya notes, similarities between the Japanese concept of <em>wabi-sabi</em> and the Scandinavian concept of <em>hygge.</em> A respect for materials is found in both cultures. Danish artist <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/jane-balsgaard">Jane Balsgaard</a> spent time in Japan in 1993 and 1998, preparing for exhibits there. Works of paper and twigs were the result. In her work, white paper often contrasts the dark color of the willow twigs.  “Another element in [Balsgaard&#8217;s] works that has connection to Japan,” writes Mirjam Golfer-Jørgensen, “is the skeleton, that partly frames the paper, partly combines with the hollows in the constuction, and gives another character to the paper that with a lightness that creates a contrast towards to the hollows.” (<em>Influences from Japan in Danish Art and Design 1870 – 2010</em>, Mirjam Golfer-Jørgensen, Danish Architectural Press, 2013.)</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pagter-Nio.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pagter-Nio.jpg" alt="Gudren Pagter and Keiji Nio" class="wp-image-13318" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pagter-Nio.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pagter-Nio-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pagter-Nio-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup>5gp <em>Framed</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/gudrun-pagter">Gudrun Pagter</a>, linen, sisal and flax, 65” x 60”, 2018<br>14kn <em>Large Interlacing &#8211; R</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/keiji-nio">Keiji Nio</a>, nylon fiber, 54&#8243; x 54&#8243; x 15.5&#8243;, 2004. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These cultures share is an affinity for purity, minimalism, and simplicity. Danish artist&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/grethe-sorensen">Grethe Wittrock</a>’s&nbsp;work includes expanses of twisted paper strands in single colors — minimal and simple yet powerful expressions of what Finnish Designer Alvar Aalto called “the language of materials.” Wittrock observed&nbsp;the similar appreciation for minimalism&nbsp;firsthand when she traveled to Japan and studied with Japanese&nbsp;paper makers and&nbsp;renowned indigo dyer, Shihoko Fukomoto.&nbsp;“I started to uncover what&nbsp;Nordic sensibilities&nbsp;are by living abroad,” Wittrock says. “I lived in Kyoto, and saw&nbsp;an aesthetic in Japanese design similar&nbsp;to the Nordic tradition. You could say that there is an agreement that less is more. As they say in the Nordic countries ‘even less is even more.’”&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/gudrun-pagter">Gudrun Pagter</a>&nbsp;is another Danish artist whose abstract works in primary colors reflect the modernism for which Scandinavia is known. “From the exotic and foreign land we find an aesthetically common understanding of a minimalist idiom,” Pagter says, “an understanding of the core of a composition — that is, cutting off everything ‘unnecessary.&#8217;”</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_6028-Edit.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_6028-Edit.jpg" alt="Grethe Wittrock and Jiro Yonezawa" class="wp-image-13327" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_6028-Edit.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_6028-Edit-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_6028-Edit-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/grethe-wittrock">Grethe Wittrock</a> , 2gr <em>The Second Cousin</em>, white paperyarn knotted on steelplate, 67” x 78.75”, 2006<br><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/jiro-yonezawa">Jiro Yonezawa</a>, 100jy <em>Red Fossil 20−4</em>, bamboo, urushi laquer, 22.5” x 21.25” x 21”, 2020. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meticulous craftsmanship is another element heralded in Japandí. Stainless steel fibers are masterfully incorporated into the work of three of the artists in this exhibition. <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/agneta-hobin">Agneta Hobin</a> of Finland weaves the fine threads into mesh, incorporating mica and folding the material into shapes — fans, strips, and bridges. <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/jin-sook-so">Jin-Sook So</a>’s work is informed by time spent in Korea, Sweden, and Japan. She uses transparent stainless steel mesh cloth, folded, stitched, painted and electroplated to create shimmering objects for the wall or tabletop. The past and present are referenced in So’s work in ways that are strikingly modern and original.  She has used steel mesh to create contemporary Korean <em>pojagi</em> and to re-envision common objects — chairs, boxes and bowls. Kyoko Kumai of Japan spins the fibers into ethereal, silver landscapes.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6ev.Eva-Vargo-34ts-Sekiji.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6ev.Eva-Vargo-34ts-Sekiji.jpg" alt="Toshio Sekiji and Eva Vargö" class="wp-image-13322" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6ev.Eva-Vargo-34ts-Sekiji.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6ev.Eva-Vargo-34ts-Sekiji-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6ev.Eva-Vargo-34ts-Sekiji-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sup><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/toshio-sekiji">Toshio Sekiji</a>, 34ts <em>Counterpoint 8</em>, Korean newspapers; black urushi lacquer, 28&#8243; x 25&#8243; x 4&#8243;, 2009<br><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/eva-vargo">Eva Vargö</a>, 6ev <em>No. 55 (Book of Changes)</em>, linen, thread, paper strings, gold leaves, 31.75” x 29.375” x 1.5,” 2019. Photo by Tom Grotta</sup></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Several artists in the Japandí exhibition evidence an appreciation for repurposing materials as <em>wabi-sabi</em> envisions. <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/toshio-sekiji">Toshio Sekiji’</a>s works are made of newspapers from Japan, India and the US and even maps from Jerusalem. Paper is a material that creates an atmosphere as well as art. <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/eva-vargo">Eva Vargö</a>, a Swedish artist who has spent many years in Japan, describes how <em>washi</em> paper, when produced in the traditional way, has a special quality — light filters through paper from lamps and shoji screen doors creates a warm and special feeling, in keeping with the appreciation of the imperfect embodied in <em>wabi-sabi</em> and wellness and contentment in <em>hygge</em>.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/model-interior.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="444" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/model-interior.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-13326" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/model-interior.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/model-interior-300x164.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/model-interior-768x421.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A sneak peek &#8212; here&#8217;s the Wayne exhibition in 2-D. Photo by Tom Grotta.</figcaption></figure>



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		<title>In ConText: the Printed Page as Inspiration, Material, and More</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>16jm Bird Brain, John McQueen, woven willow twigs, waxed string, 26” x 23.5”, 2002. Photo by Tom Grotta. &#8220;With all sorts of ideas behind them, artists continue to challenge the idea, content, and structure of the traditional book,”&#160;observed Anne&#160;Evenhaugen, in&#160;Unbound,&#160;the Smithsonian&#160;Libraries and Archives, online&#160;newsletter in 2012 (https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/06/01/what-is-an-artists-book/). Several&#160;artists who work with browngrotta arts do all... </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/16jm-bird-brain-book"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/16jm-Bird-Brain_install.jpg" alt="John McQueen Willow book" class="wp-image-12481" style="aspect-ratio:1.62;width:783px;height:auto" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/16jm-Bird-Brain_install.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/16jm-Bird-Brain_install-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/16jm-Bird-Brain_install-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>16jm <em><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/16jm-bird-brain-book">Bird Brain</a></em>, John McQueen, woven willow twigs, waxed string, 26” x 23.5”, 2002. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;With all sorts of ideas behind them, artists continue to challenge the idea, content, and structure of the traditional book,”&nbsp;observed Anne&nbsp;Evenhaugen, in&nbsp;<em>Unbound,&nbsp;</em>the Smithsonian&nbsp;Libraries and Archives, online&nbsp;newsletter in 2012 (<a href="https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/06/01/what-is-an-artists-book/">https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/06/01/what-is-an-artists-book/</a>). Several&nbsp;artists who work with browngrotta arts do all that to books and more. Below are some examples of how the printed page forms or features in their work.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/caroline-bartlett"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-5cb-Overwritings-IV-VIII-I.jpg" alt="Caroline Bartlett Books" class="wp-image-12484" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-5cb-Overwritings-IV-VIII-I.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-5cb-Overwritings-IV-VIII-I-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-5cb-Overwritings-IV-VIII-I-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>3cb <em>Overwritings VI</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/caroline-bartlett">Caroline Bartlett</a>, canvas, silk, plastered fabric, cotton thread and pins, 13.25&#8243; x 18.625&#8243;, 3.5&#8243;, 1998 4 &amp; 5cb <em>Overwritings VIII &amp; 1</em>, Caroline Bartlett, canvas, silk, matchsticks, paper, waxed resisted silk fragments, cotton thread and pins, 9.375&#8243; x 18.625&#8243; x 2.75&#8243;, 1998. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lewis-knauss"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-4ln.-Fog-Books-and-Stratas.jpg" alt="Lewis Knauss Books" class="wp-image-12482" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-4ln.-Fog-Books-and-Stratas.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-4ln.-Fog-Books-and-Stratas-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-4ln.-Fog-Books-and-Stratas-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>1ln <em>Fog Book I,</em> <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lewis-knauss">Lewis Knauss</a>, linen, hemp, handmade Japanese-style paper and shellac, 12&#8243; x 18&#8243; x 8&#8243;, 1999; 2ln <em>Cliff Strata II</em>, Lewis Knauss, linen, hemp, handmade Japanese-style paper and shellac, 9.5&#8243; x9.5&#8243; x 3&#8243;, 1999; 3ln <em>Fog Book II</em>, Lewis Knauss, linen, hemp, handmade Japanese-style paper and shellac, 12&#8243; x 16&#8243; x 7&#8243;, 1999; 2ln <em>Cliff Strata I,</em> Lewis Knauss, linen, hemp, handmade Japanese-style paper and shellac, 8.5&#8243; x 10&#8243; x 3&#8243;, 1999. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For some it’s a literal homage.&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/16jm-bird-brain-book">John McQueen</a> makes actual books&nbsp;of twigs and waxed linen. Their&nbsp;pages turn and the words on the pages can be read.&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/caroline-bartlett">Caroline Bartlett</a>’s version is more of an idea, a memory, than an actual book.&nbsp;In &nbsp;her&nbsp;<em>Overwritings</em>&nbsp;series,&nbsp;cotton thread, plastered fabric, matchsticks, and waxed resisted silk fragments create marks that reference text that viewers are left to decode. The volumes in <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lewis-knauss">Lewis Knauss</a>’<em>&nbsp;Book</em>&nbsp;series also read as books, but are even more abstract. Knauss uses linen, hemp, Japanese paper, and shellac to create ruffled pages without text.&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/5mv-sin-pauta">Mercedes Vicente</a> uses notebook paper to create a book and a thin black cord to &#8220;write&#8221; on the pages.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/5mv-sin-pauta"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5mv-Sin-Pauta-detail.jpg" alt="Mercedes Vicente thread and paper book" class="wp-image-12488" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5mv-Sin-Pauta-detail.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5mv-Sin-Pauta-detail-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5mv-Sin-Pauta-detail-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>Detail: 5mv <em>Sin Pauta</em>, <a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/5mv-sin-pauta">Mercedes Vicente</a>, notebook, cord, 37” x 14” x 9”, 2014. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/search"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23ts-Overture-detail.jpg" alt="Toshio Sekiji woven newspapers" class="wp-image-12485" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23ts-Overture-detail.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23ts-Overture-detail-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23ts-Overture-detail-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>Detail: 23ts <em><a href="https://browngrotta.com/search">Overture</a></em>, Toshio Skekiji, old Japanese newspapers, 70.25” x 56.25” maple frame, 1998. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Other artists use the printed page as material. For <a href="https://browngrotta.com/search">Toshio Sekiji</a>, it&#8217;s newspapers, book jackets, and maps that make up his collage/weavings. He explores the merge of cultures in his works. New stories are created atop the old he says, by reading the strips of paper he chooses and the areas he enhances with lacquer. Encyclopedia pages are used as&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/37ww-changing-tides">Wendy Wahl</a>&#8216;s as material. “… [t]he leaves may be stacked into forms that suggest an alternative forest of knowledge or tightly scrolled and packed within a frame, making for a composition that suggests a cabinet of hidden knowledge, those archives of information that are at once visible and concealed, at hand and remote.” Akiko Busch, wrote in our catalog,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/10th-wave-iii-art-textiles-and-fiber-sculpture/">10th Wave III</a>.</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/naomi-kobayashi">Naomi Kobayashi</a> creates her own text, then&nbsp;incorporates it into delicate weavings. In a true “art imitates life imitates art” moment, a collector of her work who is a writer asked a technical question. If the work were unraveled, could the text be read? Yes, the artist answered and it became a plot twist — in his book,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/hiding-the-weave/">Hiding in the Weave,</a></em>&nbsp;a student’s tapestry has to be unwoven to discover a clue to her death.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/20ww-rebound-mixed-volumes-3"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20ww-Rebound-Mixed-Volumes-3.jpg" alt="Wendy Wahl encylopedia Floor Sculptures" class="wp-image-12491" style="aspect-ratio:1.62;width:840px;height:auto" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20ww-Rebound-Mixed-Volumes-3.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20ww-Rebound-Mixed-Volumes-3-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20ww-Rebound-Mixed-Volumes-3-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>20ww <a href="Rebound: m/ixed Volumes 3,"><em>Rebound: m/ixed Volumes 3</em>,</a> Wendy Wahl, discarded/deconstructed/restructured encylopedia pages, 40&#8243; x 16&#8243; x 17&#8243; , 50&#8243; x 78&#8243; x 17&#8243; , 60&#8243; x 95&#8243; x 17&#8243;, 2009. Phtot by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lawrence-labianca">Lawrence LaBianca</a> looks at books from different vantage points. In&nbsp;<em>Thesaurus,</em>&nbsp;he posits a slice of a tree with its mirror image in glass as book pages that can be read.&nbsp;<em>What Lies Beneath,&nbsp;</em>is a bit tongue in cheek. In this work,&nbsp;he considers an iconic book,&nbsp;<em>Moby Dick,&nbsp;</em>from the perspective of fish. He sent it into the ocean in a waterproof box and&nbsp;filmed it in place.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artists/lawrence-labianca"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1ll-Thesaurus-What-Lies-Benneath.jpg" alt="Lawrence Labianca Book Art" class="wp-image-12486" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1ll-Thesaurus-What-Lies-Benneath.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1ll-Thesaurus-What-Lies-Benneath-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1ll-Thesaurus-What-Lies-Benneath-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><sub>1ll <em><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/1lb-thesaurus">Thesaurus</a></em>, Lawrence LaBianca, cast glass, stainless steel, redwood, 15&#8243; x 15.5&#8243; x 3.5&#8243;-11.25&#8243;, 2004. Photo by Tom Grotta. 12lb <em><a href="https://browngrotta.com/artworks/12lb-what-lies-beneath">What Lies Beneath</a></em>, is a mixed media sculpture. The unique water housing was created to submerge Moby Dick by Herman Melville underwater. The image was taken while the book was underwater and tethered to a rock. Lawrence LaBianca, 40&#8243; &#8211; 85&#8243; x 18.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;, 2016. Photo by Tom Grotta.</sub></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Francis Bacon got it right in our view, when he said,&nbsp;<em>“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some are to be&nbsp;chewed and digested.” (</em>Essays (1625))<em>&nbsp;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ltE_AAAAcAAJ&amp;dq=Some%20books%20to%20be%20tasted%2C%20others%20to%20be%20swallowed&amp;as_brr=0&amp;pg=PA444#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">Bacon’s Essays By Francis Bacon, Richard Whately</a></em>.) Those are just some of the options available to artists considering books as inspiration. As viewers, we are left to anticipate and appreciate the works that result.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We kicked off the beginning of summer in true browngrotta arts style &#8211; with lots of creativity and outstanding art. Throughout the month we introduced our followers to a wide variety of new art from impressive artists, including: Jeannet Leendertse, Toshio Sekiji, Judy Mulford, and Rachel Max. Curious what these artists are bringing to the... </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="block-3b3a56e3-9fbb-48d2-a816-1922ba54d886">We kicked off the beginning of summer in true browngrotta arts style &#8211; with lots of creativity and outstanding art. Throughout the month we introduced our followers to a wide variety of new art from impressive artists, including: <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/Leendertse.php?fbclid=IwAR2PINKBdVgoazSHhDI-4gVXCCoPavBmEti6md5JpEn1Hg6Mt4M0QqhdsQc">Jeannet Leendertse</a>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php?fbclid=IwAR3PBrSOdCEV_7O60V1W5rs4czmWx1xKLRywHWp-ktn5iRfFFl6Enyu9uS0">Toshio Sekiji</a>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mulford.php?fbclid=IwAR1FRkRwcb6r9wfkyu2g2pUi-J25Ubwpj18vuw2MSyjynbYC1Qatt0tOG70">Judy Mulford,</a> and <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/max.php?fbclid=IwAR3MGo_ZCY76bUZ2w0Kiqrd99rhbPUQ0Ivoh8tgeVkdS45-kpQjHVHONMqE">Rachel Max</a>. Curious what these artists are bringing to the table this summer? Read on for the full scoop. </p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full" id="block-9a90056e-b9ce-4756-bd58-d996242db121"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/Leendertse.php?fbclid=IwAR2PINKBdVgoazSHhDI-4gVXCCoPavBmEti6md5JpEn1Hg6Mt4M0QqhdsQc"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="750" height="750" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3jl-Vase-shaped-seaweed-vessel-detail-2.jpg" alt="Jeannet Leendertse" class="wp-image-11338" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3jl-Vase-shaped-seaweed-vessel-detail-2.jpg 750w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3jl-Vase-shaped-seaweed-vessel-detail-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3jl-Vase-shaped-seaweed-vessel-detail-2-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a><figcaption>3jl <em>Vase-shaped seaweed vessel</em>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/Leendertse.php?fbclid=IwAR2PINKBdVgoazSHhDI-4gVXCCoPavBmEti6md5JpEn1Hg6Mt4M0QqhdsQc">Jeannet Leendertse</a>, coiled and stitched basket, Rockweed [ascophyllum nodosum], waxed linen, beeswax, tree resin, 15&#8243; x 11&#8243; x 11&#8243;, 2022 Photo by Tom Grotta. </figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This complex and detailed art comes from talented Dutch fiber artist, Jeannet Leendertse. Having grown up on the Dutch shore and migrating to the rugged coast of Maine in the states &#8211; her fiber work often finds sculptural form in landscapes she&#8217;s familiar with. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She often explores the concept of belonging in her work by incorporating work that feels like home within the marine environment that surrounds her.  </p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large" id="block-1937265c-a94d-4f23-9b4c-e2fdae8cecef"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php?fbclid=IwAR3PBrSOdCEV_7O60V1W5rs4czmWx1xKLRywHWp-ktn5iRfFFl6Enyu9uS0"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail-1024x1024.jpg" alt="Toshio Sekiji" class="wp-image-11333" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail-300x300.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail-150x150.jpg 150w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail-768x768.jpg 768w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/28ts-Subcontinent_detail.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>28ts <em>Subcontinent</em>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php?fbclid=IwAR3PBrSOdCEV_7O60V1W5rs4czmWx1xKLRywHWp-ktn5iRfFFl6Enyu9uS0">Toshio Sekiji</a>, Red, green, yellow, black, and natural lacquer; Hindi (Delhi) and Malayalam (Kerala State) newspapers, 61&#8243; x 61&#8243;, 2001. Photo by Tom Grotta. </figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Up next we have art from internationally acclaimed Japanese artist, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php?fbclid=IwAR3PBrSOdCEV_7O60V1W5rs4czmWx1xKLRywHWp-ktn5iRfFFl6Enyu9uS0">Toshio Sekiji</a>. When creating pieces like <em>Subcontinent</em>, Sekiji often explores and merges cultures in his art, telling new stories atop of the old. His technique makes for pieces that are both contemporary and nostalgic.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sekiji’s works are often made of lacquered newspapers from Japan, India, Korea and the US and are exemplary of the traditional Japanese aesthetic wabi-sabi, a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large" id="block-f81beb7f-f6c4-4f3e-872c-40bb42eac50d"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mulford.php?fbclid=IwAR1FRkRwcb6r9wfkyu2g2pUi-J25Ubwpj18vuw2MSyjynbYC1Qatt0tOG70"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2-1024x1024.jpg" alt="Judy Mulford" class="wp-image-11328" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30jm-A-Day-at-the-Beach_2.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>30jm <em>A Day at the Beach</em>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mulford.php?fbclid=IwAR1FRkRwcb6r9wfkyu2g2pUi-J25Ubwpj18vuw2MSyjynbYC1Qatt0tOG70">Judy Mulford,</a> mixed media, 6&#8243; x 9.5&#8243; x 9.5&#8243;, 1997. Photo by Tom Grotta. </figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>A Day at the Beach </em>comes from Californian artist, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mulford.php?fbclid=IwAR1FRkRwcb6r9wfkyu2g2pUi-J25Ubwpj18vuw2MSyjynbYC1Qatt0tOG70">Judy Mulford</a>. Mulford created groundbreaking art for over 50 years. She is known in the art world for complex creations that celebrate women and the family. When asked about her art and inspirations, Mulford said: </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;“My art honors and celebrates the family,” said Judy Mulford. “It is autobiographical, personal, narrative, and a scrapbook of my life. Each piece I create becomes a container of conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings: a nest, a womb, a secret, a surprise, or a giggle.”</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large" id="block-f81beb7f-f6c4-4f3e-872c-40bb42eac50d"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/max.php?fbclid=IwAR3MGo_ZCY76bUZ2w0Kiqrd99rhbPUQ0Ivoh8tgeVkdS45-kpQjHVHONMqE"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance-1024x1024.jpg" alt="Rachel Max" class="wp-image-11326" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance-300x300.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance-150x150.jpg 150w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance-768x768.jpg 768w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12rm-Balance.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>12rm <em>Balance</em>, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/max.php?fbclid=IwAR3MGo_ZCY76bUZ2w0Kiqrd99rhbPUQ0Ivoh8tgeVkdS45-kpQjHVHONMqE">Rachel Max</a>, plaited and twined cane, 12&#8243; x 16&#8243; x 9&#8243;, 2022. Photo by Tom Grotta.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last, but not least, we have art from esteemed artist and sculptural basketmaker, Rachel Max. Max created <em>Balance</em> during the height of the pandemic for our <em>Crowdsourcing</em> exhibition. When creating this piece, Max discussed how she aimed to have her artwork reflect on the new found spatial awareness and of “sense touch” throughout society as the air between us and the surfaces we touch became dangerous. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“My aim was to distort the form, but still create something that is both finite and infinite,&#8221; said Rachel Max. &#8220;It’s rare that the title of a piece comes to me during the making process but as I was weaving this I became aware of its changing weight and stability, forcing me to rethink how I originally intended it to be seen. It became a subconscious reflection on the world we are in now: everything seems to be in the balance.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you enjoyed this series &#8211; there will be no shortage of new art that we&#8217;re bringing into our fold this summer. Be sure to follow along to see what other artwork and projects we will be launching! </p>
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		<title>Art Assembled: New This Week in November</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gudrun Pagter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This holiday season, we’re feeling extra thankful to be able to introduce you all to new artists and their impressive artwork. Over the course of the month, we’ve highlighted art from notable artists like: Irina Kolesnikova, Norma Minkowitz, Gudrun Pagter, Masakazu Kobayashi, and Toshio Sekiji. Just in case you missed it, we’re recapping all the... </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This holiday season, we’re feeling extra thankful to be able to introduce you all to new artists and their impressive artwork. Over the course of the month, we’ve highlighted art from notable artists like: Irina Kolesnikova, Norma Minkowitz, Gudrun Pagter, Masakazu Kobayashi, and Toshio Sekiji. Just in case you missed it, we’re recapping all the pieces we think you should check out sooner rather than later!<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined.jpg" alt="" data-id="10886" data-full-url="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined.jpg" data-link="http://arttextstyle.com/2021/12/01/art-assembled-new-this-week-in-november/20ik-letters-from-quarantine-5-combined/" class="wp-image-10886" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20ik-Letters-from-Quarantine-5-combined-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Letters from Quarantine 5, Irina Kolesnikova , flax, silk, polyester, hand woven, 16&#8243; x 11.5&#8243;, 2020. Photos by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This piece comes from renowned Russian artist,<a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kolesnikova.php?fbclid=IwAR0N2Lh_bcGKFaMcP0XYcFWtgt2s2SDT87D6w_3HsdBj8aqz3yeXJ-LOSUE"> Irina Kolesnikova</a>. Kolesnikova created this piece amid the pandemic, where she was able to take the time to reflect and do a deeper dive into herself; the end result was a series of powerful works titled <em>Letters from Quarantine.</em> </p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined.jpg" alt="" data-id="10887" data-full-url="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined.jpg" data-link="http://arttextstyle.com/2021/12/01/art-assembled-new-this-week-in-november/89nm-around-and-a-roundfiber-and-mixed-media26-75-x-26-75-x-2-2020-4/" class="wp-image-10887" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/89nm-Around-and-A-Round-combined-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Around and A Round fiber and mixed media 26.75” x 26.75” x 2”, 2020. Photos by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Around and A Round </em>comes from internationally recognized textile artist, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/minkowitz.php?fbclid=IwAR3V6TFQSAxeFUXhJQ5GnhayK1AX3SZ_rRWxN0Dc0Vo4L-Z0SLuoqPmCk1E">Norma Minkowitz</a>. Often, Minkowitz works with fiber to create transparent mixed media sculptures &#8211; creating work that is at times fragile and relates to the human form and forms from nature. When asked about her artwork as a whole, Minkowitz said:&nbsp;<br><br>“I seek mystery in the shadows of the work. The netting&#8217;s effect is to blur the shape within. There is often paint on the surface, which can at times be invisible and at other times obvious depending on the light, another important element of my work. I want the openness to convey a sense of energy as the viewer moves around the sculpture. My work retains implications of containment and psychological complexity, while focusing on the human form and often the land-scape. I am engaged in a process that weaves the personal and universal together. The interlacing suggests a delicate quality symbolic of the human condition, but conversely, the pieces could also imply the strength of steel mesh. In many of my works twigs and branches are left inside, and are visible in an eerie way through the exterior of the sculpture, often suggesting connections to the human skeletal or circulatory systems.”&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined.jpg" alt="" data-id="10888" data-full-url="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined.jpg" data-link="http://arttextstyle.com/2021/12/01/art-assembled-new-this-week-in-november/10-12gp-into-black-blue-red-combined/" class="wp-image-10888" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10-12gp-Into-Black-Blue-Red-combined-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption"> Into Black-Blue-Red, Gudrun Pagter,  linen, sisal, and flax, 34.25&#8243; x 30.25&#8243;, 2021. Photos by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These woven tapestries come from talented Danish artist, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/pagter.php?fbclid=IwAR1X4znhm10Y-Fe3cRfQbazIIBRlQkQlU3QZO7EObwgtiQbjs4oPyQO9BTI">Gudrun Pagter</a>. In Pagter’s work, she often uses lines and shapes to achieve a tension and a spatial effect, with inspiration drawn from architecture. Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed Japandi.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined.jpg" alt="" data-id="10889" data-full-url="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined.jpg" data-link="http://arttextstyle.com/2021/12/01/art-assembled-new-this-week-in-november/38mk-bow-w98-masakazu-kobayashi-rayon-and-aluminum-30-x-33-x-3-75-1998-4/" class="wp-image-10889" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38mk-Bow-W-98.combined-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Bow W98, Masakazu Kobayashi, rayon and aluminum, 30&#8243; x 33&#8243; x 3.75&#8243;, 1998. Photos by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This one-of-a-kind contemporary piece comes from the late <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.m.php?fbclid=IwAR0nFKE2F-n-S43sE08eSDXo9WQYA-c07FHxpFHQW11u-4nWT3UiMdTk9sQ">Masakazu Kobayashi</a>. When interviewed, Kobayashi once stated that when creating his own work he searches for an equilibrium between his capacity as a creator and the energy of the world around him.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“In my own work, I search for an equilibrium between my capacity as a creator and the energy of the world around me,”&nbsp; said Kobayashi. ‘When I am able to find this equilibrium, my works exist on their own. Among the works I have created are projects that incorporate several styles and emphasize primary colors. In creating such combinations, I want the viewer to experience the resonating chords that come from each element of the work.&#8221;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined.jpg" alt="" data-id="10890" data-full-url="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined.jpg" data-link="http://arttextstyle.com/2021/12/01/art-assembled-new-this-week-in-november/26ts-lacquered-and-torn-combined/" class="wp-image-10890" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/26ts-Lacquered-and-Torn-combined-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Lacquered and Torn, Toshio Sekiji, lacquered japanese newspapers, Museum plexi wood frame, 22.375&#8243; x 20.5&#8243; x 2.5&#8243;, 1998. <br>Photos by tom Grotta</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php">Toshio Sekiji</a> is a Japanese artist widely known for his exploration of merging cultures in his complex collages and weavings. Often, Sekiji uses repurposed newspapers, maps and book pages within his artwork. The end result is the creation of new stories atop the old &#8211; intertwining strips of paper from various cultures, rewriting messages and imaging a harmonious confluence of disparate cultures, languages and nationalities.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you like this lineup, be sure to keep your eye out for the artwork we will be highlighting throughout December. We have another round of impressive artwork coming your way!&nbsp;</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>browngrotta arts&#8217; Fall &#8220;Art in the Barn&#8221; exhibition, Japandi: shared aesthetics and influences opens on Saturday, September 25th at 11 a.m. and runs through October 3rd. The exhibition features 39 artists from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Japan and explores artistic affinities among artists from Scandinavia and Japan. Artwork and design from these areas often incorporate several... </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">browngrotta arts&#8217; Fall &#8220;Art in the Barn&#8221; exhibition, <em><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japandi-shared-aesthetics-and-influences-tickets-165829802403?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">Japandi: shared aesthetics and influences</a> </em>opens on Saturday, September 25th at 11 a.m. and runs through October 3rd. The exhibition features 39 artists from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Japan and explores artistic affinities among artists from Scandinavia and Japan. Artwork and design from these areas often incorporate several elements — natural materials and sustainability, minimalism and exquisite craftsmanship. In addition, some observers see similarities between the Japanese concept of <em>wabi-sabi</em> and the Scandinavian concept of <em>hygge </em>as making up a fourth aesthetic element that the regions share.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Writer Lucie Ayres notes that, &#8220;[i]n traditional Japanese aesthetics, <em>wabi-sabi</em> (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete (rough and organic textures. worn and weathered objects, colors that mimic nature) …. <em>Hygge</em> is a [related] Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment<em> </em>(soft textures, sentimental items, comfortable environs)<em>.&#8221;  </em>(&#8220;A Knowledge Post: The Difference Between Wabi-Sabi, Hygge and Feng Shui,&#8221; Lucie Ayres, <em>22 Interiors, </em>March 26, 2020<em>).</em></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/28ts-Subcontinent-framed-1.jpg" alt="Subcontinet by Toshio Sekiji" class="wp-image-10722" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/28ts-Subcontinent-framed-1.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/28ts-Subcontinent-framed-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/28ts-Subcontinent-framed-1-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption>Toshio Sekiji, 28ts <em>Subcontinent</em>, red, green, black, natural lacquer, Hindi (Delhi), Malayalam (Kerala State) newspapers, 77.25” x 73.25” x 2.625”, 1998. Photo by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Several artists in the <em>Japandi</em> exhibition evidence an appreciation for repurposing and appreciating materials as <em>wabi-sabi </em>envisions. Toshio Sekiji&#8217;s works are made of newspapers from Japan and India; one of Kazue Honma&#8217;s works is of Japanese telephone book pages. Paper is a material that creates an atmosphere as well as art. Eva Vargö, a Swedish artist who has spent many years in Japan, describes how <em>Washington </em>paper, when produced in the traditional way, has a special quality — light filters through paper from lamps and <em>shoji </em>screen doors creates a warm and special feeling, in keeping with the sense encompassed in <em>wabi-sabi </em>and <em>hygge.</em></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/vargo.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7ev-Japandi-detail.jpg" alt="Japan by Eva Vargo" class="wp-image-10723" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7ev-Japandi-detail.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7ev-Japandi-detail-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7ev-Japandi-detail-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption>Eva Vargö, 7ev <em>Japandí</em>, Japanese and Korean book papers, 23.5” x 22.375” x 2.5”, 2021. Photo by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Vargö admires the way the Japanese recreate worn textiles into new garments in <em>boro </em>and recreate cracked ceramics with lacquer through <em>kintsugi.</em> That&#8217;s the reason she reuses old Japanese and Korean book papers and lets them &#8220;find ways into my weavings.&#8221; By giving them a second life she honors those who have planted the trees, produced the paper, made the books, filled them with words and also their readers.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/henriksen.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30ah-Reserve-detail.jpg" alt="Reserve by Ane Henriksen" class="wp-image-10724" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30ah-Reserve-detail.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30ah-Reserve-detail-300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30ah-Reserve-detail-768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption>Ane Henriksen, 30ah <em>Reserve</em> , linen, silk, acrylic painted rubber matting, oak frame, 93.75” x 127.625” x 2.5”, 2015. Photo by Tom Grotta</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Anything made by real craftsmanship – objects created out of wood, ceramics, wool, leather and so on – is <em>hyggeligt </em>…. ‘The rustic, organic surface of something imperfect, and something that has been or will be affected by age appeals to the touch of <em>hygge</em>,&#8221; writes Meik Wiking, author of <em>The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living</em> (The Happiness Institute Series) William Morrow, 2017). Danish artist Åne Henriksen&#8217;s work uses the non-skid material from the backside of carpets and series of knots to create contemplative images that are engaging from a distance, and rough and textured up close. Jane Balsgaard, also from Denmark, uses wood and paper to create objects that reference boats and sails and wings, referencing the old as well as the organic by sometimes incorporating artifacts in her works.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/balsgaard.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="810" height="500" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Balsgaard.-Vra-21_W8A5163-.jpg" alt="Polynesian Boat by Jane Balsgaard" class="wp-image-10725" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Balsgaard.-Vra-21_W8A5163-.jpg 810w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Balsgaard.-Vra-21_W8A5163--300x185.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Balsgaard.-Vra-21_W8A5163--768x474.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" /></a><figcaption>Janes Balsgaard, piece of Polynesian boat creates an artifact. Photo by Nils Holm, From <em>Înfluences from Japan in Danish Art and Design, 1870 &#8211; 2010, </em>Mirjam Gelfer-Jorgensen.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been to Scandinavia,&#8221; says Keiji Nio, &#8220;but I admire the Scandinavian lifestyle. The interior of my living room, furniture and textiles have been used for more than 25 years, but I still feel the simple and natural life that does not feel old.&#8221; Nio finds that artists from Japan and Scandinavia each have an affinity for calming colors. &#8220;When I saw the production process of the students from Finland at the university where I work, I was convinced that they had a similar shy character and simple color scheme similar to the Japanese.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Join us at<em>&nbsp;Japandi: shared aesthetics and influences&nbsp;</em>to experience accents of&nbsp;<em>wabi-sabi&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>hygge&nbsp;</em>in person. The exhibition features 39 artists from Japan, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The hours of exhibition are:&nbsp;Opening and Artist Reception: Saturday, September 25th, 11 to 6</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sunday, September 26th: 11 to 6</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Monday, September 27th through Saturday October 2nd: 10 to 5</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sunday, October 3rd: 11 to 6&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">20 people/hour; Advance reservations are mandatory;&nbsp;Covid protocols will be followed.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There will be a full-color catalog prepared for the exhibition available at <a href="https://store.browngrotta.com/catalogs/">browngrotta.com</a> on September 24th.</p>
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		<title>Art &#038; Text Opens &#8212; Reception at the Wilton Library on October 11th</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>8dr/r On Art 9dr/r On Life Dana Romeis, silk and cotton, 24&#8243; X 24&#8243;, 1991 Through November 7th, browngrotta arts is participating in Art &#38; Text, an inaugural collaboration of 13 libraries in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Each library within the consortium will highlight one or more artists, whose work reflects their unique perspectives on the... </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/romeis.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="750" height="415" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dana-Romeis.jpg" alt="On Art and On Life Dana Romeis" class="wp-image-9346" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dana-Romeis.jpg 750w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dana-Romeis-300x166.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dana-Romeis-500x277.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a><figcaption>8dr/r On Art
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Dana Romeis, silk and cotton, 24&#8243; X 24&#8243;, 1991</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Through November 7th, <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com">browngrotta arts</a> is participating in <em><a href="https://www.wiltonlibrary.org/events/">Art &amp; Text</a>, </em>an inaugural collaboration of 13 libraries in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Each library within the consortium will highlight one or more artists, whose work reflects their unique perspectives on the exhibition’s theme.&nbsp; Throughout the County, <em>Art &amp; Text </em>runs from September 1 through December 31, 2019, with shows running from one week to 3 months, depending on a library’s individual calendar.&nbsp;Through mixed media, ranging from sculpture and painting to graphics, each library’s exhibition aims to promote awareness of visual arts in the libraries of Fairfield County, as well as foster a connection between the community it serves and the arts. <br>browngrotta arts provided works by nine artists who use text in their art in a a number of different ways, including embroidered words, collaged newspapers and sculptured works made of the <em>Congressional Record. </em></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.n.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="239" height="390" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/50nk.jpg" alt="The Sun-Shine on the Water, Naomi Kobayashi" class="wp-image-9347" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/50nk.jpg 239w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/50nk-184x300.jpg 184w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px" /></a><figcaption>50nk&nbsp;<strong>The Sun-Shine on the Water</strong>, Naomi Kobayashi<em>, washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton</em>, 20&#8243; x 12.5&#8243; x 2&#8243;, 2009</figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of the works included is by <strong><a href="http://://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.n.php">Naomi</a> <a href="http://://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.n.php">Kobayashi</a> </strong>who incorporates strips of calligraphy into her weavings. In a an ideal <em>Art &amp; Text</em> plot twist, author William Bayer was inspired by Kobayashi&#8217;s work. In his book <em>Hiding in the Weave, </em>the protagonists have to deconstruct a weaving to find a clue to solve a mysterious death. Other artists presented through browngrotta arts include <strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/romeis.php">Dana Romeis</a>, </strong>who is an artist and interior designer from St. Louis, Missouri. She has a background in art and textiles. From an early age, Dana has been drawn to the intricacy of design. She is particularly fond of the quote, “God is in the details” by Mies van der Rohe. In <em>On Life</em> and <em>On Art,&nbsp;</em> she has incorporated text into her weavings. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/hunt.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="532" height="239" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record.jpg" alt="The Congressional Record, Kate Hunt" class="wp-image-9348" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record.jpg 532w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record-300x135.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record-500x225.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px" /></a><figcaption>The Congressional Record, Kate Hunt, nails, twime, encaustic, 12&#8243; x 9&#8243; x 4&#8243;</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/hunt.php">Kate Hunt</a></strong> is from Montana and has recently relocated to Mexico. She says of newsprint, her chosen material: “Newspaper as a construction material is cheap and easy to obtain. It forgives easily. I love the color and feel and its changes in color over time. The size range is equal to that of wood. Texture and density are adjustable. The audience has a history and experience with newspaper that they bring to each of my pieces resulting in a dialog that transcends anything that I thought of as an artist.&#8221; </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="380" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/35ts.jpg" alt="35ts Pasodoble, Toshio Sekiji, Japanese newspapers; urushi lacquer, red ochre (bengara), 28&quot; x 25&quot; x 4&quot;, 2009" class="wp-image-9349" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/35ts.jpg 350w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/35ts-276x300.jpg 276w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption>35ts&nbsp;<strong>Pasodoble</strong>, Toshio Sekiji<em>, Japanese newspapers; urushi lacquer, red ochre (bengara)</em>, 28&#8243; x 25&#8243; x 4&#8243;, 2009</figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Japanese artist <strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php">Toshio Sekiji</a> </strong>intertwines strips of paper from various cultures, rewriting messages and imaging a harmonius confluence of disparate cultures, languages and nationalities – different than the facts on the ground.&nbsp;California artist, <strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/rossbach.php">Ed Rossbach</a>, </strong>was a relentless experimenter. He learned all manner of textile techniques from double weave to bobbin lace making and then applied them to unusual materials with striking results. It the work in <em>Art &amp; Text</em>, Rossbach has used throwaway materials – annual report pages – to create a vessel that looks like a colorful vase.&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mulford.php">Judy Mulford</a> </strong>is also from California. Her work, which often includes gourds, celebrates women and the family. In this case, words about family life and celebration are spelled out in thread using a button-hole technique. </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/anderson.d.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="410" height="390" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17da.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-9350" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17da.jpg 410w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17da-300x285.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px" /></a><figcaption>17da&nbsp;<strong>Undulating Surface #7</strong>, Dona Anderson<br><em>wire armature, pattern paper and polymer</em>, 16&#8243; x 17.5&#8243; x 15&#8243;<br>2010</figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">An unusual sculpture by Washington state artist <strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/anderson.d.php">Dona Anderson</a> </strong>is included<strong>. </strong>Anderson uses everyday materials in her works.  Her vessel in <em>Art andText </em>is made from dressmaker patterns and the instructions can still be read on its sides. Like Ed Rossbach, <strong><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/seventy.php">Sylvia Sevent</a>y </strong>was part of California’s fiber movement of the 60s and 70s. She began making vessels of handmade paper then, a process she continues. Her vessels are whimsical incorporating everything from feathers and pins to beads and googly eyes. In this work she has included text telling the viewer to consider the back – where may artist secrets can be found.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/seventy.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="550" height="275" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21ss.jpg" alt="Looking at the Back Sylvia Seventy" class="wp-image-9351" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21ss.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21ss-300x150.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21ss-500x250.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><figcaption>21ss Looking at the Back Sylvia Seventy molded recycled paper, vintage cotton embroidered fabric, wax, wire, beads, waxed carpet thread 3.5” x 8.5” x 8.5”, 2016</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The opening of <em>Art &amp; Text </em>at the Wilton Library takes place on Friday, October 11th from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. The Library is at: 137 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897. A majority of the works are available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Library.&nbsp; Media Sponsor:&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.wiltonbulletin.com">The Wilton Bulletin</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>Text/iles: On Art that Includes Words and Text.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>January 21 &#8211; May 6, 2018 Written languages are just one of the many ways human beings attempt to communicate with one another. In Text Message: Words and Letters in Contemporary Art, currently on exhibit at the Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin, contemporary artists, recognizing the power and complexity of the written word, utilize text—individual... </p>
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</b></b>Written languages are just one of the many ways human beings attempt to communicate with one another. In <i>Text Message: Words and Letters in Contemporary Art,</i> currently on exhibit at the Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin, contemporary artists, recognizing the power and complexity of the written word, utilize text—individual letters or words—to explore theoretical, social, symbolic, and aesthetic concerns.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_7851" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2-Laws-Brandel-PRINT_preview-1.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7851" class="size-full wp-image-7851" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2-Laws-Brandel-PRINT_preview-1.jpeg" alt="Sampler (Jacket)" width="550" height="353" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2-Laws-Brandel-PRINT_preview-1.jpeg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2-Laws-Brandel-PRINT_preview-1-300x193.jpeg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2-Laws-Brandel-PRINT_preview-1-500x321.jpeg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7851" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>2 Laws</strong>, Barbara Brandel, Sampler (Jacket), 1995, <em>dyed cotton, silk, and wool</em><br />Photo by Jon Bolton, Racine Art Musuem.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_7852" style="width: 542px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mcqueen.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7852" class="size-full wp-image-7852" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16jm.JohnMcqueen.jpg" alt="Bird Brain" width="532" height="306" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16jm.JohnMcqueen.jpg 532w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16jm.JohnMcqueen-300x173.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16jm.JohnMcqueen-500x288.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7852" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Bird Brain</strong>, John McQueen, <em>woven willow twigs, waxed string</em>, 2002, photo by Tom Grotta. On close inspection, the names of various birds are legible.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_7847" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/laky.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7847" class="wp-image-7847 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/60L-OLL-KORRECT.Gyöngy-Laky.jpg" alt="OLL KORRECT" width="550" height="377" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/60L-OLL-KORRECT.Gyöngy-Laky.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/60L-OLL-KORRECT.Gyöngy-Laky-300x206.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/60L-OLL-KORRECT.Gyöngy-Laky-500x343.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7847" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>OLL KORRECT</strong>, Gyöngy Laky, apricot, finished pine, vinyl-caoted steel nails, 1998</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_7846" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7846" class="wp-image-7846 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record.jpg" alt="The Congressional Record" width="550" height="247" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record-300x135.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kate-Hunt-Congressional-Record-500x225.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7846" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>The Congressional Record</strong>, Kate Hunt, <em>nails, twine, encaustic and Congressional Record pages.</em></p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_7845" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/londono.php"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7845" class="wp-image-7845 size-medium" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Torso.londono.detail-300x300.jpg" alt="paper collage" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Torso.londono.detail-300x300.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Torso.londono.detail-150x150.jpg 150w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Torso.londono.detail-500x500.jpg 500w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Torso.londono.detail.jpg 550w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7845" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Torso</strong>, Miriam Londoño, <em>paper collage</em>, 2011</p></div></p>
<p>The exhibition includes works that use words, letters, and script to convey meaning. Tangible three-dimensional objects made of fiber, clay, polymer, paper, and metal along with two-dimensional works on paper underscore how contemporary artists recognize the power and complexity of the written word. <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/mcqueen.php">John McQueen</a> and <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/laky.php">Gyöngy Laky</a> are among the 77 artists whose work is included. The exhibition ends on May 6, 2018. For more information, visit: <a class="textEditor-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190504120415/https://www.ramart.org/content/text-message-words-and-letters-contemporary-craft" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" link="https://www.ramart.org/content/text-message-words-and-letters-contemporary-craft">https://www.ramart.org/content/text-message-words-and-letters-contemporary-craft</a>. To pique your interest, here are some images of art by various artists who incorporate or reference text in their work.</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_7848" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30hsc-Heiddrun_Schimmel.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7848" class="wp-image-7848 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30hsc-Heiddrun_Schimmel.jpg" alt="Heidrun Schimmel" width="550" height="409" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30hsc-Heiddrun_Schimmel.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30hsc-Heiddrun_Schimmel-300x223.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30hsc-Heiddrun_Schimmel-500x372.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7848" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>was du weiß auf schwarz besitzt (text/textile)</strong>, Heidrun Schimmel, <em>cotton and silk</em>, 2009, photo by Tom Grotta. Not literally text, but stitching that feels like a message to be deciphered.</p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_7849" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30ts.Toshio_Sekiji.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7849" class="size-full wp-image-7849" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30ts.Toshio_Sekiji.jpg" alt="Toshio Sekiji" width="550" height="533" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30ts.Toshio_Sekiji.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30ts.Toshio_Sekiji-300x291.jpg 300w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30ts.Toshio_Sekiji-500x485.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-7849" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Shadow Alphabet</strong>, Toshio Sekiji, <em>Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian newspapers; postcards; thin, Thai paper (backing); brown and black lacquer; acrylic varnish</em>,  2002, photo by Tom Grotta</p></div></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No matter on what side of the political divide you sit, it&#8217;s been a long 16 months. And for some of us, the next 16 months will likely feel even longer. In our house we&#8217;re hunkering down – old movies, dinners with friends, letter writing and getting to all those to dos, like organizing our art... </p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No matter on what side of the political divide you sit, it&#8217;s been a long 16 months. And for some of us, the next 16 months will likely feel even longer. In our house we&#8217;re hunkering down – old movies, dinners with friends, letter writing and getting to all those to dos, like organizing our art books – and a news ban, at least for the next few weeks<strong>.</strong> We&#8217;re also aiming for an art fix. We are going out in search of what&#8217;s inspired, exhilarating, thought provoking<strong>.</strong> The markets are holding steady; why not invest in art? Surround yourself with what brings you joy. Here are four works that brought us feelings of peace, gratitude, tolerance and awe.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6932" style="width: 341px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/tawney.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6932"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6932" class="wp-image-6932 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/21t.LenoreTawney.ThePath.jpg" alt="Lenore Tawney, The Path, Tapestry" width="331" height="540" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/21t.LenoreTawney.ThePath.jpg 331w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/21t.LenoreTawney.ThePath-184x300.jpg 184w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6932" class="wp-caption-text">Lenore Tawney, The Path, Tapestry. Photo Tom Grotta</p></div></p>
<p>Lenore Tawney&#8217;s <em>The Path II, </em> is meditative and reflective of a passage she marked in a favorite book: &#8220;[t]he spiritual path, the path of purification, of emancipation, of liberation, is a path where we change our inner nature.&#8221;</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6933" style="width: 296px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6933"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6933" class="wp-image-6933 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/37ts-Vertical-to-Horizontal-and-Vice-Versa.jpg" alt="37ts Vertical to Horizontal and Vice Versa, Toshio Sekiji. Photo by Tom Grotta" width="286" height="750" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/37ts-Vertical-to-Horizontal-and-Vice-Versa.jpg 286w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/37ts-Vertical-to-Horizontal-and-Vice-Versa-114x300.jpg 114w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6933" class="wp-caption-text">37ts Vertical to Horizontal and Vice Versa, Toshio Sekiji. Photo by Tom Grotta</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_6935" style="width: 257px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/yagi.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6935"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6935" class="wp-image-6935 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/yagi-e1479069900569.png" alt="yagi" width="247" height="448" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/yagi-e1479069900569.png 247w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/yagi-e1479069900569-165x300.png 165w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6935" class="wp-caption-text">Mariyo Yagi, Nawa Axis for Peace Project 2014</p></div></p>
<p>In his &#8220;fugue weavings&#8221; like <em>Vertical to Horizontal and Vice Versa, </em>Toshio Sekiji, imagines a harmonious confluence of disparate cultures, languages and nationalities, so different than the facts on the ground. Mariyo Yagi&#8217;s art is infused with concern about the Cosmos. &#8220;Art is committed to the energy of human life,&#8221; she says. In creating her sculptures she has been informed by the study of <em>nawa &#8211;</em>&#8211; which means a spiral cord, which for Yagi provides a link between earth and heaven and all living things, creating a spiritual loop from DNA to the cosmos. Enlightening and innovative, Anda Klancic&#8217;s work combines creative use of machine-embroidered lace technique with experience from other disciplines, including photography. In <em>Aura, </em>Klancic says, &#8220;I wanted to show the vital energy in the human species: that the light, connected from man to the earth and the universe, has the rhythm of breath, of life.&#8221;</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6936" style="width: 330px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/klancic.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6936"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6936" class="size-full wp-image-6936" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/klancic.png" alt="Anda Klancic FiberOptic, textile sculpture" width="320" height="480" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/klancic.png 320w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/klancic-200x300.png 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6936" class="wp-caption-text">Anda Klancic FiberOptic, textile sculpture</p></div></p>
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		<title>Contemporary Art Influenced by Korea and Japan: An Unexpected Approach</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Opens September 16th in Greenwich, Connecticut From September 16th to November 4, 2016, the Bendheim Gallery of the Greenwich Arts Council in Greenwich, Connecticut will present Contemporary Art Influenced by Korea and Japan: An Unexpected Approach, curated by browngrotta arts. The exhibition includes select works of ceramics, textiles, baskets and sculptures by artists from Japan,... </p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Opens September 16th in Greenwich, Connecticut</h2>
<p><div id="attachment_6834" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/yagi.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6834"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6834" class="wp-image-6834 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Acycle.yagi_.prep_.jpg" alt="Mary Yagi Outdoor Sculptor Art from Japan" width="550" height="367" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Acycle.yagi_.prep_.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Acycle.yagi_.prep_-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6834" class="wp-caption-text">Mariyo Yagi preparing her outdoor sculpture “A cycle- Infinity” for the upcoming exhibit in the US. Photo by Yuna Yagi</p></div></p>
<p>From September 16th to November 4, 2016, the Bendheim Gallery of the Greenwich Arts Council in Greenwich, Connecticut will present <em>Contemporary Art Influenced by Korea and Japan: An Unexpected Approach</em>, curated by browngrotta arts. The exhibition includes select works of ceramics, textiles, baskets and sculptures by artists from Japan, Korea and the United States that each reflect an Asian sensibility.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6835" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/calendar.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6835"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6835" class="wp-image-6835 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan.jpg" alt="Textiles and Ceramic Art from Korea and Japan" width="550" height="550" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan-150x150.jpg 150w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6835" class="wp-caption-text">Weaving by Chiyoko Tanaka, Ceramic by Yasuhisa Kohyama. Photo by Tom Grotta</p></div></p>
<h4>Varied materials and techniques</h4>
<p>The 23 artists in this exhibit have a close relationship to a traditional craft aesthetic, manifested in a contemporary manner. They have chosen conventionally Asian materials and/or techniques (dyes, papers, gold leaf, persimmon tannin, kategami) used in both time-honored and unconventional ways. Examples include studies by Hiroyuki Shindo of the vanishing art of natural indigo dyeing and by Jun Tomita on ikat dyeing.  Jennifer Linssen’s innovative sculptures of katagami and Keiji Nio’s <em>Interlacing-R</em>, which references complex Japanese sumihimo braiding reimagine conventional techniques. Masakazu and Naomi Kobayashi, Naoko Serino and Kyoko Kumai also create new relationships among disparate material and techniques.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6836" style="width: 560px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/iwata.php" rel="attachment wp-att-6836"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6836" class="wp-image-6836 size-full" src="http://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan.Iwata_.jpg" alt="Kiyomi Iwata Gold Mesh Sculpture" width="550" height="537" srcset="https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan.Iwata_.jpg 550w, https://arttextstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Contemporary-Art-Influence-by-Korea-and-Japan.Iwata_-300x293.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-6836" class="wp-caption-text">Auric Grid Fold, Kiyomi Iwata, aluminum mesh, french embroidery knots, gold leaf, silk organza, 19&#8243; x 18&#8243; x 10&#8243;, 2013. Photo by Tom Grotta</p></div></p>
<p>In other works, like Kiyomi Iwata’s <em>Auric Gold Fold</em>, Glen Kaufman’s <em>Shimogamo Scrolls: Studio View II</em> and Jin-Sook So, <em>Pojagi Constructions I</em> and<em> II,</em> gold and silver leaf play a role, their luster and longevity suggesting immortality, power, divinity. The artists share a concern for surface and material interaction, evident in Chiyoko Tanaka’s <em>Grinded Fabric-Three Squares Blue Threads</em> <em>and Blue #689</em>, of linen distressed with earth and stones, Hideho Tanaka’s <em>Vanishing and Emerging</em> series of stainless steel and singed paper and Mariyo Yagi’s twisted rope sculpture, <em>A cycle-Infinity</em>. The artists in <em>Contemporary Art Influenced by Korea and Japan: An Unexpected Approach</em> create work that is formal and contained while visibly involving the hand of the artist. This exhibition is a collaboration between the Greenwich Arts Council and browngrotta Arts.</p>
<h4>The complete list of artists participating in this exhibition is:</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/bess.php">Nancy Moore Bess</a> (United States); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/campbell.php">Pat Campbell</a> (United States); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/iwata.php">Kiyomi Iwata</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kaufman.php">Glen Kaufman</a> (United States); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.m.php">Masakazu Kobayashi</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kobayashi.n.php">Naomi Kobayashi</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kohyama.php">Yasuhisa Kohyama</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/kumai.php">Kyoko Kumai</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/linssen.php">Jennifer Falck Linssen</a> (United States); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/nio.php">Keiji Nio</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekiji.php">Toshio Sekiji</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/sekijima.php">Hisako Sekijima</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/serino.php">Naoko Serino</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/shindo.php">Hiroyuki Shindo</a> (Japan); Jin-Sook So (Korea/Sweden); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/takamiya.php">Norkiko Takamiya</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/tanaka.php">Chiyoko Tanaka</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/tanaka.h.php">Hideho Tanaka</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/tanaka.t.php">Takaaki Tanaka</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/tomita.php">Jun Tomita</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/yagi.php">Mariyo Yagi</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/yeonsoon.php">Chang Yeonsoon</a> (Korea); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/yonezawa.php">Jiro Yonezawa</a> (Japan); <a href="http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/youngok.php">Shin Young-ok</a> (Korea).</p>
<p>The Bendheim Gallery is located at 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut; 203.862.6750; <a href="mailto:info@greenwicharts.org">info@greenwicharts.org</a>.</p>
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