Floating World

Shofu-en

Kawana 2012

Japanese Garden
Talasnik
Stephen Talasnik examines the joints on a piece in his exhibit.
Stephen Talasnik examines the joints on a piece in his exhibit.
Kawana
Stephen Talasnik

Stephen Talasnik is a critically-acclaimed draftsman, sculptor, and installation artist whose work reflects a conversation between fine art and architecture. Featured in the New York Times and in Sculpture magazine, Talasnik has exhibited internationally at institutions including Storm King Art Center (NY), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany), and the Queens Museum of Art (NY).

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Stephen Talasnik
Tetsunori Kawana

Tetsunori Kawana is a contemporary Japanese installation artist and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) master. His bamboo installations have been exhibited internationally at institutions including the New York Botanical Gardens, the Moscow National Museum of Russian Fine Art, the 1996 Arte Sella Biennale (Italy), and the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. 

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Tetsunori Kawana - Photo courtesy of The Denver Post

Someone Like You: Paintings by Margaret Kasahara

Of Japanese descent, Kasahara uses the lightness of kitsch and humor to explore the heavy topics of stereotypes and personal identity. An Asian American living in the West, her colorful images pull from Japanese pop culture as well as cowboy hats and hamburgers.

Fluid Duality: Bamboo sculptures by Kenichi Nagakura

Nagakura expands the Japanese tradition of bamboo baskets, moving beyond the functional into the realm of abstract sculptural forms. Using splitting and plaiting techniques learned from his grandfather, the artist creates forms that are bold and expressionistic.
Organized in collaboration with Tai Gallery, Santa Fe.