A taste of Orient art for Newbridge
NEWBRIDGE, 9 August: by Grace Halford. The New Riverbank and County Arts Centre was the setting for the recent launch of an exhibition by internationally acclaimed Japanese artist, Makiko Nakamura.
Born in Kyoto, Japan, Makiko’s work is essentially influenced by her experiences of every day life. She also attributes her keen interest in the arts to her Grandfather, who was a traditional Japanese painter and ceramist and taught Makiko to paint when she was four years old.
To date Makiko has exhibited her work throughout the world including the USA, Japan and Paris. She presently holds a residency at The Fire Station Artists‘ Studios in Dublin.
As Makiko explained she "prefers to create a moment working with colour and canvas, and would like to convey something to the public with her paintings instead of her words".
The inaugural exhibition in the Riverbank Arts Centre is as Catriona Fallon head of visual arts and marketing at the centre, "only one of the many local and international art exhibitions, which the centre plans to hold this year."
Catriona, who has just joined the arts centre, brings with her over ten years of experience in the area of visual arts. She also explained that the centre would hold numerous classical and modern concerts as well as a number of dramatic performances from local groups. Catriona hopes, as she told KNN, to make it an interesting and enjoyable place for people to visit. She also explained what an honour it was to have an artist of Makiko’s calibre exhibit in the centre.
The exhibition is a clear example of Makiko’s work using oil on canvas, on panel and can be viewed by the public until September 1st.
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Born in Kyoto, Japan, Makiko’s work is essentially influenced by her experiences of every day life. She also attributes her keen interest in the arts to her Grandfather, who was a traditional Japanese painter and ceramist and taught Makiko to paint when she was four years old.
To date Makiko has exhibited her work throughout the world including the USA, Japan and Paris. She presently holds a residency at The Fire Station Artists‘ Studios in Dublin.
As Makiko explained she "prefers to create a moment working with colour and canvas, and would like to convey something to the public with her paintings instead of her words".
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Catriona, who has just joined the arts centre, brings with her over ten years of experience in the area of visual arts. She also explained that the centre would hold numerous classical and modern concerts as well as a number of dramatic performances from local groups. Catriona hopes, as she told KNN, to make it an interesting and enjoyable place for people to visit. She also explained what an honour it was to have an artist of Makiko’s calibre exhibit in the centre.
The exhibition is a clear example of Makiko’s work using oil on canvas, on panel and can be viewed by the public until September 1st.
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