Tag: sumi-e
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“The Tales of Ise” on display in Tokyo from January 22
International ink painting exhibition announcement The 23rd International Art Exhibition (Art beyond boundaries) opens this week, on January 22 at the National Art Center Tokyo. This exhibition is, as usual, strongly focused on contemporary ink art. After “Night Rain at Kenrokuen” and “Returning Sails at Utasu Shrine“, two works from the “Eight Views of Kanazawa…
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A good walk‘s spoils. A sunset on the Chasseral.
I nearly packed the second slice of cardboard onto my one-night backpack for the Chasseral. The thought of a mountain scenery landscape was almost too good to resist. However, being less the sturdy board and more the flexi-card type, the idea and object were quickly left behind. The second idea floating about in search of…
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The magnolia tree spell. On mixing artist worlds.
In between the solo exhibition in Japan and the Swiss art book fair summer season, I sliced some more cardboard for the next set of paintings in the “The bookbinder’s world” series. For various reasons I couldn’t paint as regularly as I’d wish in this period of time, meaning this new composition progressed in very…
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Highlights from Switzerland’s Art Book Fair Summer 2025
Highlights from the Art Book Fair Summer Season 2025 in Switzerland by artist Mafalda Tenente. Featuring new original artwork for sale.
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“Eight Views of Kanazawa in Winter”, February 04-16 at Ishikawa International Salon. A dream come true, five years in the making.
From February 04 to 16 I am looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Kanazawa International Salon in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture. This exhibition celebrates the completion of a nearly five-year long project – the “Eight Views of Kanazawa in Winter” ink painting series – in the very city that inspired the series. It is…
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“Returning Sails” on display in Tokyo from January 23
International ink painting exhibition announcement The 22nd International Art Exhibition (Art beyond boundaries) for ink artists from around the world is opening this week. From January 23 until February 2, you can see the latest in contemporary ink at the National Art Center Tokyo. After “Night Rain at Kenrokuen” in 2024, my contribution to this…