Frozen Music: Glass in the Garden
June 14–30, 2008
10am-7pm
Hiroshi Yamano
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When a chef seeks to convey a sense of coolness to guests on a hot summer evening in Tokyo, the serving vessel of choice is often made of glass—as icy as the surface of a garden pond in winter. Since the introduction of glass beads from China in 4th century, the Japanese have embraced glass as a medium for producing everything from blown-glass wind chimes and glass fishing floats to exquisite cut-glass bowls that adorn the summer tables of the aristocracy. Influenced in the 16th century by gifts of glassware from early Dutch and Portuguese emissaries, the Japanese quickly developed techniques and skills that rivaled the great glass houses of Europe.
The Portland Japanese Garden continues its 2008 Art in the Garden with a summer exhibition entitled Frozen Music: Glass in the Garden from June 14–30. This outstanding exhibition complements the Glass Art Society's (GAS) 38th Annual Conference in Portland, by bringing to the Garden contemporary works of art by six prominent Japanese artists, each of whom approaches the medium differently but with a shared sensibility that is both international and yet distinctly Japanese. Included in the show is the glass work of internationally celebrated artist Jun Kaneko from the collection of Bullseye Glass, as well as work by other noted Japanese artists including Hiroshi Yamano, Yoko Yagi, Masami Koda, Etsuko Nishi, and Kazumi Ikemoto.
Participating Artists
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