December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025
Wayne Art Center is pleased to partner with browngrotta arts gallery in Japandi Revisited: shared aesthetics and influences curated by Tom Grotta and Rhonda Brown, browngrotta arts gallery, Wilton, CT.
Preview Party: December 6, 6-10pm
In partnership with the Wayne Art Center, browngrotta arts gallery of Wilton, Conn will 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 Ljones, hand 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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