Japan Creative Centre (JCC), Embassy of Japan in Singapore is pleased to present an exhibition by Japanese Artist Mr Naoki Takenouchi (竹之内 直記), which will showcase and explore new creativity and innovation of Traditional Japanese Woodblock Printings known as Mokuhanga (木版画) with the use of Japanese Washi Paper (和紙).

And in collaboration with Temasek Polytechnic, there will be various events and programmes for both the public as well as for the students at Temasek Polytechnic.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

MOKUHANGA (木版画) or woodblock printings, was first brought to Japan in the 8th century from China and was first used to reproduce texts. It eventually became the primary form of commercial printing in Japan with the use of intense colours and now as a form of traditional arts and crafts.

WASHI (和紙), on the other hand, is a Japanese style of paper commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, mitsumata shrub or paper mulberry. It is generally tougher than ordinary paper and widely used in traditional arts, as well as making of clothes, household products, toys and religious objects.

Combination of Moguhanga & Washi:
Inspiring New Creativity & Innovation

In this exhibition, Mr Naoki Takenouchi seeks to explore the combination of Moguhanga and Washi - two forms of Traditional Japanese Arts - to inspire new creativity and innovation, as well as to promote the inheritance of such traditional arts and crafts throughout the world in this ever-changing modern society.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mr Naoki Takenouchi, born 1946 in Kagoshima, Japan, is an artist who is dedicated in the combining the use of Washi and Moguhanga that he has created to make gigantic structures which have freely hanging expressions in harmony with the space around them. Other than being an artist, he was also a part-time lecturer at the Department of Construction of the Kagoshima University.

Since 1989, his works have been privately exhibited in galleries and museums in Tokyo, Kagoshima and Niigata, as well as in New York. He even collaborated with fashion designers and created works that were worn on the streets in Tokyo and Paris. Furthermore, Mr Takenouchi received an International Art Promotion Grant from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Japan, and stretched a 7km net over a river for the purpose of the Arts during the early 1990s.

ABOUT THE TALK

There will also be a Lecture by Mr Naoki Takenouchi on Thursday, 29th Oct 2015 entitled "Wood Block Painting With Lighting".

Please email the below details with the subject "Wood Block Painting With Lighting" @ Temasek Polytechnic" to jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp by 27th October 2015:

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4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372
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Getting to Japan Creative Centre

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