Oita's Art Moment

September 20, 2014–October 19, 2014

131258 Flock of Birds
131320 Three Color Hietsu-Plaited Flower Basket
275525 Early Summer Breeze
131293 Mr. Bone Jr.
137906 Smoked Crests
131343 Reflection on the Water
131344 Blossoming Towards the Sky, edition 1 of 10
131276 Small Figure
131266 Melody of the Primes
131266 Prism Square (Dot - Line - Plane)
131300 Hexagonal-Plaited Offering Tray
131345 Dawn 1
131346 Tree Spirit
131356 Heart of the Flower
131321 Ancient Symbol
131305 Ascension
131347 Enveloped
131348 State of Flux
131316 Dancing Water
132130 Fossil
131349 Migration
131286 Small Planet Where a UFO may be Hidden
131287 Fire God

Catalogue Essay: Oita’s Art Moment

In 1970, there were between 600 and 700 bamboo craftspeople making a living in Japan, creating items ranging from simple food steamers and chopsticks to flower baskets of extraordinary beauty and complexity. The world has changed much since 1970. Today less expensive bamboo objects imported from Southeast Asia have largely displaced locally made wares in […]

Asahi Shimbun – Bamboo artist Tanabe follows family lineage to win global acclaim

At an exhibition in Tokyo last fall,world-renowned artist Shouchiku Tanabe told an audience that his life long experience of working with bamboo resonates within him and helps him craft the material into avant-garde art objects. “I try to have a conversation with bamboo, feel its pulse and create objects with concerted efforts. It is a […]