Sydney exhibition tackles terrorism and global warming
29 March 2007
Terrorism and global warming are major concerns of contemporary life. Japanese artist Misako Sugiyama tackles these and other issues in her Sydney exhibition Nobody's Portrait at The Japan Foundation Gallery, 3 to 27 April 2007.
Born in Japan in 1953, Sugiyama studied painting at the Central School of Arts in London before migrating to Australia in 1989.
Featuring woodcut prints and paintings, Sugiyama's work addresses modern day fears and hopes, portrayed in anonymous figures, set to a backdrop of meditative cityscapes. As Sugiyama comments, "Everyone has a story and in the exhibition if you look long enough you are sure to see yourself or someone you recognise".
Sugiyama's work focuses on people rather than one person in particular. Sugiyama has created a series of woodcut prints which capture the wide range of nationalities living in Australia. These individual prints have then been cut and collaged and mounted on panels to express the interplay between cultures, experiences and personalities.
Her recent move into painting, which continues this theme, has been influenced by the observation of Zen and the enigmatic and melancholy moods of the metaphysical period (1909-1919) of Greek-Italian artist de Chirico.
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Nobody's Portrait, An exhibition by Misako Sugiyama
3 – 27 April
Please note: gallery will be closed 6, 9 and 25 April
Japan Foundation Gallery, Level 1, Chifley Plaza
2 Chifley Square, Sydney
Mon – Fri 11am – 4pm and Sat 14 April 11am – 4pm
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.jpf.org.au/
