Description
Book SynopsisThis catalogue documents an exhibition at the Baur Foundation that brings together work by the French painter Pierre Soulages (b.1919) and the Japanese master bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV (b. 1973). Soulages, still working at 102 years old, has painted almost exclusively in black since 1979 and is known as the “master of luminous blacks”. Tanabe Chikuunsai IV is a renowned bamboo artist, known for his twisting organic sculptures and room-sized installations made from tiger or black bamboo. The aim of this exhibition is to explore how their work resonates, despite different approaches, in the dark and light effects of their materials.
Text in French and English.
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Baur Foundation in Switzerland, a museum of Far Eastern Art, from November 2021–March 2022.
Table of Contents6 In Praise of Light Pierre Soulages and Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 7 Éloge de la lumière Pierre Soulages et Tanabe Chikuunsai IV LAURE SCHWARTZ-ARENALES 24 A Container of Light. Soulages, from Japan to Sèvres... 25 Contenir la lumière. Soulages, du Japon à Sèvres… FABIENNE FRAVALO 32 Weaving the Void. The Art of Bamboo in Japan 33 Tresser le vide. L’art du bambou au Japon PHILIPPE BOUDIN 36 “The Perfect Cycle”, the Light and Shadow of Bamboo – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV 37 « Le cycle parfait », la lumière et l’ombre du bambou – Tanabe Chikuunsai IV SHINYA MAEZAKI 48 In View of the Luminous Blacks 49 En regard des noirs lumière... TANABE CHIKUUNSAI IV 94 Acknowledgements 95 Remerciements
