JAPANESE PAGE
Link
Contact Us
Colored poetry with deep suggestiveness
In temperateness monsoon region of East Asia, "Washi" was material which has cultivated the sensitivity of people who live in a climate of the crescent-shaped archipelago. Therefore, "Washi" was continuing influence on the origin and the position of art culture of the crescent-shaped archipelago in many ways. However, Sumiko Hamada is positively using "Washi" in present art world from the other consciousness than the consciousness to respect the gene of Japanese unique culture. As she recalled that "Canvas holds the paints on surface, but "Washi" does not hold the pigment like desert which absorbs water. That permeability gave the transparency and the depth to the screen and led me to the another beauty which canvas can not lead.".

When I heard that, I recalled the another artist who reached "Washi" in the same consciousness. Hiroya Hori, the seniority generation who is continuing making the work in which many layers of torn "Washi" which colored by a Chinese ink, a watercolor painting or a acrylic are stuck on a canvas or a panel. He was also one person who found out the way out on "Washi" with which pigment permeates deeply after he felt sense of incongruity for canvas which can merely perform heaping up paints. Although both style is different completely, consciousness and directivity which try to assimilate their feeling and a quality of space to matiere are common. Anyway, it is important that Hamada encountered "Washi" while she was trying to open her self to all possibilities without being caught by the traditional aesthetic sense.

The pieces of "Washi" which torn and heaped up by Hamada's hands were dyed by various colors as green or blue after put a tone by Chinese ink. Beauty of the changing color tone which contains delicately light and shade. Dynamism of the undulations and the movement which engraved by the pieces of "Washi". Those varieties of the expression and the depth of engraving will earnestly charm the people. The suggestiveness which can be called "another nature" or "another world" are in everywhere in the screen without any object. We should be able to appreciate the colored poetry with the leaves of indication of deep autumn by her new works.
Haruo.Sanda
Sumiko Hamada
1957
Born in Yokohama
1984
Graduated from Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design (Solo Exhibition Prize)
1993
11th Grand Prize Exhibition of the Ueno Royal Museum
1993
Awarded the Prize of Shoto Museum (Shibuya, Tokyo)
1994
4th Grand Prize Exhibition of Paper work (Shimada, Shizuoka)
1994
"Eyes of And Gallery Vol.2" at And Gallery (Gotokuji, Tokyo)
1996
25th Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition
1997
Awarded Special Prize of 4th Water Painting Exhibition at Ohara Museum (Ohara, Chiba)
1998
Awared Fine Work Prize of 11st National Washi Paint Exhibition (Mino, Gifu)
1998
"Challenge to Chinese Ink" '98 Exhibition of Tokai Television Chinese Ink (Nagoya, Aichi)
1998
Chinese Ink General Invitation Exhibition of 2nd Hometown of Sesshu (Soja, Okayama)
1998
Awarded Encouragement Prize of 5th Water Painting Exhibition at Ohara Museum (Ohara, Chiba)
2001
"Washi-12 Aspects 2" at GALLERY FRESUKA (Shinjuku, Tokyo),2000
2001
Galerie Mjille Feuills. (Shimokitazawa, Tokyo)
2002
"Confusion" at Omotesando Gallery (Omotesando, Tokyo)
2003
Fine Works of Tama Exhibition at Ome Museum (Ome, Tokyo)
2003
"Firld" at@K's Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo)
2003
"With BEETHOVEN SONATSA NO.14 MOONLIGHT,1st,3rd"
2004
"Mental Scenery"
2005
Awarded New Japan Modeling Prize at 13rd Prints 21 Grand Prix Exhibition (Ginza, Setagaya Museum)
2005
"Hibiki New Year Exhibition" at Galley Hibiki (Ginza, Tokyo)
2005
"SILENT BLUE" at SPC Gallery (Kayabacho, Tokyo)
2005
"white dimension black demension" at U Forum KV21 Museum (Kunitachi, Tokyo)
2006
"Japan - Korea Exchange Art Exhibition" at Kanagawa Civic Hall
2006
6th Morikazu Kumagai Grand Exhibition (Nakatsugawa, Gifu)
2006
"spiral rose" at PLATFORMSTUDIO (Ginza, Tokyo)
2007
"SANSUI" at Gallery≠Gallery (Kayabacho, Tokyo)
2007
"holly zone≈horizon" at galleria grafica (Ginza, Tokyo)
2008
Awarded Special Selection Prize at 32th Kanagawa Prefecture Fine Art Exhibition at Kanagawa Civic Hall (Yokohama, Kanagawa)(2007,2005,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996)
2008
Prize Winner at 2008 Asia Degital Grand Prize Exhibition at Kyushu University KANSEI Center for Arts and Science (Fukuoka)
2008
"bule dream" at William Morris (Shibuya, Tokyo)
2009
"locos of mind" atGallery and Cafe DODO (Fuchu, Tokyo)
2010
Awarded Fine Work Prize at 23rd Natinal Washi Painting Exhibition
2011
Awarded Gold Prize at 24th Natinal Washi Painting Exhibition
2011
47th Kanagawa Prefecture Fine Art Exhibition at Kanagawa Civic Hall (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
2011
"SANSUI +square jewels" at Chu-wa Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo)
2011
"deep into the dancing colors and lights of autumn cold" at DOKA Contemporary Arts (Aoyama, Tokyo)
"deep into the dancing colors and lights of autumn cold"
Subway : Ginza-Line,Hanzomon-Line,Chiyoda-Line
10 minutes on foot from B1 exit of Omotesando Sta.
Sumiko Hamada
November 18(Fri) - 26(Sat), 2011
1:00pm - 7:00pm
Closed on Sunday & National Holiday
DOKA Contemporary Arts
7-1-12, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. 107-0062
TEL : 03-3407-3477
Copyright © DOKA Contemporary Arts All Rights Reserved.