The Clark Center’s fall exhibition Near and Far: Landscapes by Japanese Artists (First Rotation) will start on Sept. 2, and run through Dec. 22, 2012.
This exhibition will take a look at the concepts behind the depiction of “real” or “imaginary” landscapes.
In two rotations, the exhibition will explore from where the artists drew their inspiration, which motifs in landscape painting were popular and how they were interpreted by the artists.
The first rotation, Imagination of Nature, will focus on works by Japanese painters that feature fictitious landscapes.
It introduces to the visitor not only the principles of landscape painting in Japan, but also the concept of creating an ideal landscape and its role within the art of painting.
The artworks on display include works by artists of the Edo period (1603-1868) such as Nakabayashi Chikutō (1776-1853) and Yamanaka Shinten’ō (1821-1885), who strove for the depiction of ideal landscapes by emulating the techniques of Chinese masters.
Others, such as Fukuda Kodōjin (1865-1944), developed a more expressive style with dramatic compositions and eccentric brushwork.
Near and Far: Landscapes by Japanese Artists is curated by Sonja Simonis, Curatorial Assistant of the Clark Center.
The CurClark Center is located at 15770 Tenth Ave, Hanford, CA, 93230. (559) 582-4915 www.ccjac.org.
The Clark Center is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 12:30 to 5:00 pm with a docent tour every Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and active military (with ID), 12 and under are free. Closed on National Holidays and the month of August.