Tag: ink painting
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Extra: “Autumn in Japan” Exhibition Finissage, November 25 in Basel.
The “Autumn in Japan” exhibition at Hōmu, Japanisch Wohnen – the home of Japanese design in Basel – is ongoing. After a successful event on October 28 we are adding a second date for a book reading | artist talk at Gerbergässlein 10. On November 25 at 2pm I will be dropping by Hōmu in…
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On an autumn day at Hōmu
Two days ago I was in Basel for the opening of my Autumn-themed exhibition at Hōmu, Japanisch Wohnen in Basel. It was the opening weekend for the Basel Herbstmesse too, the sun kept peeking through the clouds on one of the balmiest autumn days so far. These are the nicest days, aren’t they? When the…
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Honourable Mention for “Winter Sunset at Kenrokuen”, On display at the Awagami International Print Exhibition in Tokushima from October 7 to November 11.
This winter in Japan was productive in so many ways. In addition to finding the inspiration for the next compositions in the Eight Views of Kanazawa in Winter series, I ended up painting the images that would become my contribution for the world’s largest show for prints on washi. The AIMPE takes place this October…
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Closing the circle on the season of fresh leaves – “The spring fifer”.
The boundaries between process and meaning. Before I left for the season of fresh green leaves in Japan I fell under the spell of this white blossom branch on a late spring rainy day and started a new painting in “The bookbinder’s world” series. It was the week of Zurich’s Spring festival, and I had…
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Keeping the link between ink, nature and poetry alive.
In between lotus painting sessions I painted a postcard view from another well-known Zurich garden – the Rietberg Park.
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Paint the lotus season. Rinse. Repeat.
I have been meaning to do this for a while, but somehow I was always in the wrong place at the right time of year. Recording the development of the lotus season from a single place in Zurich – the small pond of the Old Botanical Garden.