New works on washi paper by Eiko NAGANAWA
6-9pm Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Artist talk at 6:30pm
Java Café & Gallery
56 Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Ms. Eiko Naganawa, well known in Japan, returns to Cambodia to exhibit
her latest works. In this new body of work on traditional washi paper,
Ms. Eiko has blended her figurative style with more abstract movement.
Her work often evokes mystery and calls on legends of the past to
create epic compositions in small dimensions.
Ms. Eiko, with a background in impressionist art, influenced by both
classical European and Japanese art, sees her approach to her work as
a collaboration between the materials. She works with traditional
handmade washi paper and hand-pounded watercolor pigments, each
requiring tedious attention to the method and quality. Like the
materials, Ms. Eiko also refers to traditional imagery of goddesses,
some real and some imagined, legends and mythical figures. Her work is
a nod to the past and time-honored traditional with the addition of a
sense of playfulness and whimsy.
During the opening Ms. Eiko will give an artist talk, exploring her
methods, materials and her story.
Images of artworks here:
http://javaarts.org/2011/10/new-works-by-eiko-naganawa-and-artist-talk/
Showing November 23, 2011 – January 1, 2012
Gallery hours: Everyday 7am – 10pm
