MAKOTO FUJIMURA
Fri., Feb 5, 2010
UW-Madison campus
New York based artist, Makoto Fujimura reflects on his journey of mastering Nihonga technique using carefully stone-ground materials including azurite, malachite and gold, and his deep wrestling with art, culture and faith issues.
Educated bi-culturally between the US and Japan, Fujimura graduated from Bucknell University in 1983, and received an M.F.A. from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music as a National Scholar in 1989.
Makoto Fujimura served on the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2008, and was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Chairman's Medal in January 2009. He is represented by Dilon Gallery in New York City and Japan.
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2010 Forum talks:
Makoto Fujimura: An Artist's Journey with Georges Rouault • Thursday, Feb 4
4:30-5:30 pm, Rm. 313, Pyle Center, UW-Madison campus.
Fujimura will discuss his own work along with his exploration of twentieth century Expressionist painter Georges Rouault that has led him on a recent journey of inspiration and contemplation.
Prodigal Art: Restoring Health to the Cultural Ecosystem • Friday, Feb 5
7:30-9 pm, Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center, UW-Madison campus.
Fujimura will talk about creating cultural estuaries where diverse ideas can find a place to meet and flow, encouraging a productive natural habitat for creativity. One who wrestles with deep issues of art, faith and humanity, Fujimura will explore the culturally transformative potentials of creating extravagant, love-filled ‘Prodigal Art’.