Recent Woodcuts by Akira Kurosaki
Date:
January 27, 2009 - March 7, 2009
Gallery:
ARDEL Gallery of Modern Art
The "Recent Woodcuts by Akira Kurosaki" art exhibition is the first-time-ever solo exhibition in Thailand by the world-renowned Japanese printmaker Akira Kurosaki. The 71 years old artist who also has played an important role in the history of Japanese printmaking continues producing artworks contain his typical features such as the complex composition, the use of abstract forms, and grading color effects in which will be presented through the series of his latest woodcuts created during 1993-2005.
นิทรรศการ "Recent Woodcuts by Akira Kurosaki" เป็นการจัดแสดงผลงานเดี่ยวครั้งแรกในประเทศไทยของอากิระ คุโรซากิ ศิลปินภาพพิมพ์ชาวญี่ปุ่นวัย 71 ปี ผู้มีบทบาทสำคัญในประวัติศาสตร์ภาพพิมพ์ของญี่ปุ่นมาอย่างต่อเนื่องยาวนาน นิทรรศการนำเสนอผลงานภาพพิมพ์แกะไม้ชุดล่าสุด ซึ่งสร้างขึ้นตั้งแต่ช่วงปี ค.ศ.1993-2005 ผลงานภาพพิมพ์ของอากิระ คุโรซากิ มีความโดดเด่นในเรื่องการจัดวางองค์ประกอบที่สลับซับซ้อน การใช้รูปทรงนามธรรมที่แฝงความหมายและการใช้เทคนิคการไล่สีที่โดดเด่นเฉพาะตัว
Recent Woodcuts by Akira Kurosaki
Pandora's Box (Monolith Series), Woodblock print, Korean handmade Koza paper, 60 x 90 cm, 1993, Ed. 41-50
Sacred Latch (Monolith Series), Woodblock print, Korean handmade Koza paper, 90 x 60 cm, 1993, Ed. 9-50
Sphinx (Gaea Series), Woodblock print, Korean handmade Koza paper, 90 x 60 cm, 1996, Ed. 4-50
Tartaros's Gate (Gaea Series), Woodblock print; Korean handmade Koza paper, 90 x 60 cm, 1996, Ed. 5-50
Three Lightning Flashes (Monolith Series), Woodblock print, Korean handmade Kozo paper, 90 x 60 cm, 1993, Ed. 34-50
Artist Biography
Education:
Graduated from Kyoto Institute of Technology, Department of Design, B.A.
Experience and Awards:
1970 3nd Prize, 14th Shell Art Competition, Tokyo, Japan
1970 The Ministry of Education Prize , 7th International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo, Japan
1970 Medal and Purchase Prize, 3rd Krakow International Print Biennial, Poland
1972 Gold Prize, 1st Florence International Print Biennial, Italy
1973-74 Japan Cultural Agency Grant to study at Haward University and Hochshule for Bidende Kunst, Hamburg
1974 4th prize, 5th Krakow International Print Biennial, Poland
1981 Grand Prize, 3rd Soeul International Print Biennial, Korea
1981 2nd International Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms, Poland
1982 Jury Prize, 6th International Print Biennial, Norway
1982 2nd Prize, 3rd International Print Biennial, Ireland
1982 Artist-in-Resident at Canberra School of Art, Travel Grant by the conference, Kyoti, Japan
1983-84 Vice- Chairman of the Executive Commitee, International Paper Conference, Kyoto, Japan
1983-84 Contemporary Master Award, World Print '83, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
1983-84 Grand Prize, 1st Gen Yamaguchi Memorial, Numazu City Cultural Center, Japan
1983-84 1st Prize, 2nd Biennial of the Modern Bulgarian Graphic art, Varna, Bulgaria
1985 Artist-in-Resident at Cornall University, NY, USA, Grant by the China-Japan Program, Conell University
1985 The Japan Foundation Grant to Holland, Coordinator and Ponelist at "The International Manifestation Art-paper '87, Jan Van Eyle Academie, Holland
