Collection Exhibition 1st term 2022

From among our five senses, we tend to focus the most on the sense of sight and believe what we see to be the truth. But are the objects that we see really everything they appear to be? We may interpret things wrongly, overlook things, or make assumption; such things happen all the time. We can easily be deceived by our vision.
Artists have long settled upon these visual foibles to deceive and entertain their audience with varied works incorporating optical illusions. That stance of challenging the visual senses has been carried into modern times, giving rise to explorations of unique modern forms of illusionism. These include light art optical illusions and super-realism that pushes photorealistic expression to its absolute limits.
This exhibition introduces 23 pieces by 14 artists, taken mainly from Japanese postwar modern art, and which mix realism and/or illusions to stimulate our eyes and minds.

The lacquer craftsman Zokoku Tamakaji. Active in the Edo period (1603-1867), he saw and studied lacquerware originating in the South East Asia and China at shrines and temples in Kyoto, before going on to deeply root the three techniques of kinma, choshitsu and zonsei in the Sanuki region. Zokoku was skilled at delicate, precise carving, and sent out vermillion and black lacquerware pieces created using "Sanuki carving” techniques to the Kyoto and Osaka regions.
Sanuki carving was passed own to Zokoku’s descendants, and by around 1907 many more masters of the artform started to appear. These included Keido Ishii, head of the Hyakkaen; Kodo Otomaru, first student to Keido and later designated a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property; and Kado Kamada, second student to Keido and the one who applied the finishing touches to his carvings. They leaned into the nature that was all around them to create delicate, strikingly realistic forms of expression. Furthermore, there was also Joshin Isoi, Masami Isoi, Hitoshi Oota, Yoshito Yamashita, and Hayato Ootani, each designated holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property for their kinma techniques as they wove inspiration from nature together with realistic and abstract forms of expression to leave behind countless delicate, elegant masterpieces.
This exhibit conducts an exploration of realism in Sanuki lacquerware, comprising 38 pieces from 13 representative artists in the field and ranging from the beginning of the artform through to modern times.

Period：
April 5(Wed.),2022-July 3(Sun.),2022

Venue：
Permanent Collection Gallery
　　
Closed：
Monday(the following weekday if Monday is a holiday)
　　
Hours：
Monday-Saturday & Holidays: 9:30-17:00 (Entry until 16:30)
*Until 19:00 during special exhibitions on Friday and Saturday.
*Last entry is 30 minutes prior to closing.
　　
Organized by:
TAKAMATSU ART MUSEUM
　　
Admission：
【General 】200yen（160yen)
【University students】150yen (120yen)
【High school age or younger/Seniors 65+】Admission free
※Advance Purchase and Groups of 20 or More Get Discounts (pricing in parenthesis)
※Free admission for those with a physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or mental disability certificate.
　　
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