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Friday, April 25, 2008

Japan trip & Denver Exhibition

After some 46 years, when I was last in Japan on a Ford Foundation grant, B and I are going to see and absorb as much as possible. May 7-20. Tokyo, Takayama (Japanese alps town), Kanazawa (west coast), and Kyoto - including the Miho Museum designed by I.M. Pei.

It is an interesting coincidence that several of my very early sumi-e 'abstract calligraphy' works were chosen for a concurrent exhibit, opening May 16, at the Sandra Phillips Gallery in Denver. Among others of this early group to be in the exhibition (see 'Down' above), 'Conflict', is in "Drawings". A book signing and discussion/presentation is also scheduled for May 31, 2-3:30 pm. You are invited.
Mel - April 25
Posted by mel strawn at 10:12 AM
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Anonymous said...

I studied traditional sumie, well actually Chinese brush painting for three years- and it was definitely very
traditional, almost like learning carpentry, archery etc.
So this abstract approach is foreign to me and I don't
"get" it. Sorry....

Ursula

April 25, 2008 6:22 PM

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