Type "Lifelike Japan" into google, and you will see headlines of robotics, lifelike robots and speculation on the decline of the Japanese population, fill your screen. Scroll on down a little and you will find LIFELike JAPAN as a bi-annual contemporary art exhibition intent on presenting unique and candid portrayals of Japan through selected independent works. When considering “Japan,” different people think of different things—for a Japanese person living in New Zealand, it may invoke nostalgia, while it may cause Kiwis to fantasize about sushi or samurai. Our exhibition at the Wellington Japanese Festival will present a homage to Japan in all the ways it can be conceived. In this sense, the homage may seem eccentric, extreme, or even hardly resembling the original, but we are determined to do it. Our admiration and fantasies will now become unique realities expressed through exceptional contemporary art. A few months ago I entered into this exhibition and much to my delight had my Origami Encaustic Artwork selected for the show. Studio Reset - AKA, me, Kim Kobialko will be exhibiting alongside: Paul Bunton, Susy Costello, With Lime, Chika Lindsay, Miz Muller, Masayki Ohashi, John Paxie, Kumiko Matsumoto, Yvonne De Mille, Rieko Woodford-Robinson, and the Curator and Artist-Miki Watanabe. Origami: 73cm x 73cm, was once an old ship mahogany table. Having de-legged the table, I was determined to use it's unique shape as a substrate for a large encaustic artwork. Inspiration for this, came from my daughters school. At the time she was learning about Japanese culture - the tea ceremony, origami, and karate. One day after school she brought home a book on origami and we had a little go at it. I liked our results of the flying parrots( New Zealands Bird of the Year - Kaka) and decided to incorporate them into the wax. If you look closely through the layers you will also find; pigments, paper and feathers. One day I will visit, Japan, but for now let's imagine it's mysteries. 9/5/2022 06:52:57 am
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