Exhibition talk by Alejandro Bertolo: Japanese Byobu, the Unfolding of Beauty
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
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Coinciding with the Byobu Folding Screen Exhibition, artist Alejandro Bertolo will discuss the history and art of the Japanese screen, including:
– The origins of screen paintings in Japan; transition from sacred to functional art
– Types of Byobu
– Fusuma and Byobu, the managing of space in the Japanese interiors
– Themes and subjects: The influence of the aesthetics of tea: “sabi” and “wabi”
– Techniques for painting and mounting
– The studio of the Byobu artisan: the materials and the process of Byobu making
– Q&A
– Walk through the show
