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Domestic Tsunami Aesthetic
painting by Ozgaka
painting by Ozgaka
Since 3/11 in Japan ones life has been a little different and the ongoing experience of residing in Nippon maintains a kind of strange daily ambiance in a sense its like holding ones breath to see what might happen next, but nonetheless its a great place to paint and create art.
The Museums in Japan are amazing in how they present the many wonderful exhibitions from around the world, its truly impressive by any earthly standard and what an artist can learn from to use within ones praxis in painting is never ending.
For example; on any day just there is something worthwhile going to see close by within the Kansai area. For instance, just last weekend it was off to see the National Museum of Modern Art in Osaka with its magnificent collection from the local museums put together as a schematic overview of what was available to see within the terrains of middle Japan and it was savvy.
But beyond the museums there is the daily praxis to be seen from the many artists residing in Japan and whether they be Japanese nationals or Gaigins like myself, it doesn't not matter for the passion in creating artworks here is just the same. The one things Japan does have is a strong representative multi cultural art scene and its not an industry but various nationalities from around the globe, who come here to learn from Nippon's long and very sophisticated aesthetic histories that can be witnessed in the many museums and galleries.
And in some ways like English Art critic John Ruskin, ones point of on aesthetics in fine art is somewhat similar, being a true believer in the natural beauty of nature's public surfaces and to use these observations in praxis in creating something truly idiosyncratic from faculties on ones imagination in painting is the journey taken.
So in writing this current blog, that will hopefully present some kind of protagonist point of view on the idea of beauty in painting/drawing and how it is presented as an artwork. For memory in painting is the engine room of all praxis, all other functions that create traces, illuminated by light artificial and natural on canvas or paper stem from the aforementioned aesthetic function.
So as the blog gets published please enjoy
Kind regards
Ozgaka
The Museums in Japan are amazing in how they present the many wonderful exhibitions from around the world, its truly impressive by any earthly standard and what an artist can learn from to use within ones praxis in painting is never ending.
For example; on any day just there is something worthwhile going to see close by within the Kansai area. For instance, just last weekend it was off to see the National Museum of Modern Art in Osaka with its magnificent collection from the local museums put together as a schematic overview of what was available to see within the terrains of middle Japan and it was savvy.
But beyond the museums there is the daily praxis to be seen from the many artists residing in Japan and whether they be Japanese nationals or Gaigins like myself, it doesn't not matter for the passion in creating artworks here is just the same. The one things Japan does have is a strong representative multi cultural art scene and its not an industry but various nationalities from around the globe, who come here to learn from Nippon's long and very sophisticated aesthetic histories that can be witnessed in the many museums and galleries.
And in some ways like English Art critic John Ruskin, ones point of on aesthetics in fine art is somewhat similar, being a true believer in the natural beauty of nature's public surfaces and to use these observations in praxis in creating something truly idiosyncratic from faculties on ones imagination in painting is the journey taken.
So in writing this current blog, that will hopefully present some kind of protagonist point of view on the idea of beauty in painting/drawing and how it is presented as an artwork. For memory in painting is the engine room of all praxis, all other functions that create traces, illuminated by light artificial and natural on canvas or paper stem from the aforementioned aesthetic function.
So as the blog gets published please enjoy
Kind regards
Ozgaka
