Imay脜聧: Workshop on lacquer arts & processes by lacquer artist SOMEYA Satoshi

October 21, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Art Building, room #101

Lacquer artist SOMEYA Satoshi presents his lacquer techniques at this workshop. He is one of six artists highlighted in the exhibition "Imay脜聧: Japan's New Traditionists" on view at The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa (Oct. 2 芒鈧 Dec. 2, 2016) and at the Honolulu Museum of Art (Oct. 13, 2016 芒鈧 Jan. 9, 2017).

SOMEYA Satoshi, described by Japan Times as 芒鈧搊ne of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today,芒鈧 uses such unconventional materials as horns and bones, sand and stones, and leaves and branches to successfully challenge the limits of this traditional medium.

http://www.hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions+events/exhibitions/?p=2240

Image: SOMEYA Satoshi, "Owanjuzaburo," 2011; lacquer, gold, silver, miso soup bowl, human hair; 30 x 30 x 64 cm. courtesy of the artist.


Ticket Information
Admission is free. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
Art + Art History, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu,

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