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Japandì Revisited: Shared Aesthetics and Influences

CraftForms 2024 Companion Show

December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery

Preview Party: December 6, 6-10pm

In partnership with the Wayne Art Center, further explore common approaches shared between Japanese and Scandinavian cultures through art. Japandí Revised: shared aesthetics and influences will highlight artists working in Japan, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark, whose work reflects similar sensibilities including: 1) an appreciation for integrating nature and natural materials, 2) a near-reverence for exquisite craftsmanship, 3) an admiration for repurposing and respect for old and cherished items, and 4) a preference for neutrals and primary colors, clean lines, and under-ornamentation.

Smaller Boat:  44jb Smaller Boat, Jane Balsgaard, peeled willow twigs, paper morbaeb, 7.5" x 34" x 5.25", 2024.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Basket Strings,  82bb Woven Art Basket Strings, Birgit Daa Birkkjaer, linen, paper yarn, natural fibers, glue, 72" x 20" x 5", 2024.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Chiyoko Tanaka and Markku Kosonen, 72cht  Permeated Black Three Squares, Black and Black Gradation #912, Chiyoko Tanaka; 50mk,Pussy Willow X,  Markku Kosonen.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Åse Ljones and Kyoko Kumai, 15alTangled, Åse Ljoneshand emboroidery; 32kk Memories, Kyoko Kumai, stainless steel.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Keiji Nio, 27kn Flowers, Keiji Nio. Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Gudrun Pagter, 5gp Framed,  Gudrun Pagter. Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Markku Kosonen and Hiroyuki Shindo, 50mk, Pussy Willow X,  Markku Kosonen; 4hsh.1  Wall Hanging,  Hiroyuki Shindo.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts

Grethe Wittrock and Jiro Yonezawa, 10jy Red Fossil, Jiro Yonezawa; 2gwi The Second Cousin, Grethe Wittrock.
Photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts 

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