into your email (日本語 OK).Site: Home・ホーム; Viewing・見聞; Learning・情報; Purchasing・ご注文; News ・ ﾆﾕｰｽ
Series: Temples ・寺; Dreamscapes ・ 夢; Seascapes ・ 海; Furusato ・ ふるさと; Pathways ・ 道; Mongolia ・ ﾓﾝｺﾞﾙ; Acts & Scenes ・ 町; New Prints ・ 新
The Seascapes Series plunges into the turbulence of waves, flows with currents, picks up the traces left by wind and life forms on sand patterns, and reflects the depths of lakes.
The Pathways Series invites the eye to traverse wide expanses, sinuous trails, mysterious and dangerous destinations. Northern latitudes around the world share a rugged simplicity of character; in the North Country prints, glaciers, which are fast becoming an endangered species as the snows of yesteryear melt away, keep all of their grandeur. The Brambles, another set of Pathways, outline vortices, networks, nerve pathways, and other forms of interconnectedness. Prints venturing 'Beyond' extend the journey of the eye into unexplored terrirtory.
In Dreamscapes, images of dreams, ecstasies, transcendent experiences that reveal themselves for only a brief moment appear. Visions of other times and places than our own occur in memory, that curious sense of déja-vu that insists we've 'been there before', and in the reflections that bring the past into unexpected confluence with the present. In fantasy we express impossible and yet inspiring desires, themes that occur time and again in art and life. One of them is the pastoral fantasy, that vision of bucolic country life that enchants apartment-dweller and suburbanite alike. Japan's version of the pastoral fantasy is its cherry blossoms, a fleeting springtime idyll; but its temples and gardens and country towns (furusato) display their rural virtues year-round. Fantasy of another variety arises from mystery, which can provide a refuge from our overly rationalistic world. We cannot explain everything, and on occasion it is more satisfying to appreciate the moment in some other way. Children know this and often are completely absorbed in wonderment and play -- to which another subset of Dreamscapes is dedicated.
The Temples Series shows the temples, shrines, and gardens of Kamakura. Japanese hometowns and country byways are shown in the Furusato Series. The Mongolia Series gathers images of the Gobi Desert and the Altai Mountains. The Acts & Scenes Series looks at little dramas and momentary encounters of everyday life.
Recently published (2006 & 2007) photogravure etchings (gravure prints), with links to works in progress.
Great values in small prints provide an opportunity to own an original photogravure etching now. For frame-less display suggestions suitable for desktop, shelf, or any surface, see Collecting.
A navigation bar near the top of each Series page indicates the path from the Home Page. Another navigation bar near the bottom shows other Series and sub-Series pages. Full-screen views (obtained by clicking any image in any Series) can be viewed in sequence, using the navigation bar near the bottom of the screen, scrolling down if needed.
The search box on the home page is available for text-based searching.
Contact ・ 連絡: Please type into your email (日本語 OK).
London, England: Francis Kyle Gallery, 9 Maddox Street (Mayfair), Tel 0207-499-6870
Oslo, Norway: KunstVerket Galleri, Tromsogt 5B, Oslo 0565, Tel +47-2323-4150
Houston, Texas: Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, 4520 Blossom St, 713-863-7097
San Francisco, Calif: Japonesque, 824 Montgomery Street, Tel 415 391-8860
Tokyo, Japan: Kato Gallery 5-5-2 Hiroo, Tokyo, Tel 03-3446-5259
Vladivostok, Russia: Arka Gallery, 5 Svetlanskaya St, Tel 4232-410-526
See for yourself!