“This is my first time attempt to paint on a long roll paper (43 in x 393 in). It was my dream and desire to create a painting with that size paper. So I decided to do it as the memorial work for this solo exhibit. And I made a promise to myself. Before I painted, I selected 6 important elements of Japanese aesthetics which relates to my life and art making motives. I also taught Japanese aesthetics and philosophy class at colleges.”
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Kylin Gallery Beverly Hills announces the solo exhibit of artist Yoshio Ikezaki, titled “Condensation: 60 Years of My Life and Art Practice Into the Roll Paper” at Kylin Gallery, 8634 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 from March 16 through April 16.
The opening reception will be held on the March16 between 3-6 pm. Light refreshment will be served.
Words by Yoshio
“This is my first time attempt to paint on a long roll paper (43 in x 393 in). It was my dream and desire to create a painting with that size paper.
So I decided to do it as the memorial work for this solo exhibit. And I made a promise to myself. Before I painted, I selected 6 important elements of Japanese aesthetics which relates to my life and art making motives. I also taught Japanese aesthetics and philosophy class at colleges.”
“I made a rule for each painting. It was important to express and embody at least 3 of 6 Japanese aesthetic below into a painting depicting with our common nature like mountain, water, air, light, sky, cloud and others.
Most difficult part of the challenge was that those 6 aesthetic elements were invisible and hidden that only for us to sense them or not. It deeply relates to our spirituality. I wish my works were able to capture the trace of my experiment in this show. Hope you enjoy solving the mystery I challenge.”
Here’s the list and translation of the 6 Japanese aesthetic terms below:
Ki (気): Inner existed energy, Spirit. When “Ki” fills your body, your soul begins to dance.
Yugen (幽玄): A Japanese word pertaining to a profound awareness of the universe that evokes feelings that are inexplicably deep and too mysterious for words.
Ma (間): The void between, through, around, and within all things. This includes between objects, people and their environment, as well as spatial and temporal states.
Mujo (無常): Impermanence. Everything on earth evolves , changes, and perishes.
Mononoaware (もののあわれ): The transience of all things, and the ephemerality of experience or the “pathos of things.”
Mushi (むし): Like living things which we cannot comprehend with our five senses.
Yoshio Ikezaki was born in Japan and active in Los Angeles since 1986. He earned BA and MFA from Florida State University.
He has exhibited his work internationally and known for his Sumi ink painting and handmade paper sculpture in many museums and galleries in the world.
He taught as a professor at Art Center College of Design (ACCD), Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC), lectured at Tama Art University and Musashino Art University.
His US exhibits include Kylin Gallery Beverly Hills, LACMA, ACCD Williamson Gallery, Asian Pacific Museum, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City and more.
