Exhibit Opening // Kachō-e: Impressions of Natural History in Japanese Prints
At the John and Peggy Maximus Gallery
On October 4, the John and Peggy Maximus Gallery will depart from its usual emphasis on early Western scientific illustration to present Kachō-e: Impressions of Natural History in Japanese Prints thanks to a loan from artist and collector Bill Logan.
The exhibit will feature more than 40 antique prints by notable 18th and 19th century Japanese artists like Katsushika Hokusai (who created the iconic Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and The Great Wave off Kanagawa) and Kawamura Bumpo. It will also include a carefully arranged selection of chrysanthemum prints, and a menagerie of spirited animals that seem prepared to leap, swim, fly, and slither off the page.
As a complement to the exhibit of antique prints, a special display in the Maximus foyer will showcase work by Bill Logan, whose exuberant ink paintings of owls, cats, and blooms look as if they might have tumbled onto his paper in the manner of early Japanese brushwork.
Related Exhibition: Kachō-e: Impressions of Natural History in Japanese Prints
