"Perspectives From Japan: A Group Exhibition of Japanese Mosaic Artists" Virtual Exhibition

"Perspectives From Japan: A Group Exhibition of Japanese Mosaic Artists" virtual exhibition event is brought to you by Gallery of Contemporary Mosaic with the help of the Bum Sophisticates.

This video presents a full tour of the exhibition as well as conversations with two exhibitors, Toyoharu Kii and Mari Hamada.

Exhibition catalogue available for purchase: https://chicagomosaicschool.org/cms-a...

About:
The art of mosaic in Japan after World War II was recognized mainly as mural art. Very few artists were making easel mosaic works as their own artistic expression at that time.
​In 1994, the Symposium of International Association of Contemporary Mosaicists (AIMC) was held in Japan . It created an awareness and great interest in the art form and the next year the Mosaic Art Association in Japan (MAAJ) was founded.
Since then, MAAJ has provided exhibit opportunities, workshops, and forums for mosaic enthusiasts ands artists meet and to discuss the art form.

“Perspectives from Japan” features a collection of several selected original works from these artists:
Toyoharu Kii, https://www.gallerygocm.com/kii-toyoharu
Eiko Konno,
Yoshie Fukuhara,
Aya Kinoshita,
Mari Hamada,
Machiki Sakurai,
Akiko Ao Hatano,
Yumie Wakatsuki,
Takayuki Sugiyama,
Toshimi Mori,
Reiko Tomatsuri,
Hidemasa Iwata.
These exhibitors are the members of Mosaic Art Association In Japan.

https://www.artsy.net/gallery-of-cont...
https://www.artsy.net/artist/toyoharu...

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The Chicago Mosaic School
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Music: Elias MacRoberts
Photography: Sarah Lewis
Editing: The Bum Sophisticates
Voice Over: CMS Executive Director, Karen Ami

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