Friday, December 27, 2013

Demon and Monk



An outstanding collection of Japanese prints, scrolls, screens, and sculptures have been on exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for the past several months.  DH and I recently went to the museum to see the collection before it ends in January.  

Collector Bill Clark and his wife, Libby, built an internationally acclaimed collection of Japanese art valued at an estimated $25 million. Acquired in June, the Clark Collections make the MIA one of the country’s largest and most comprehensive centers of Japanese art. A sampling of about 120 of the Clarks’ 1,700 works will be shown in “The Audacious Eye,” running  through Jan. 12.

The Demon on the left is done with ink and color on satin.

A 6th Century drawing on the right is of an Indian Monk in ink and color on paper.

11 comments:

  1. Sounds like the kind of exhibit that I totally enjoy!

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  2. Which is the demon? hahahahaha

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  3. I think I would enjoy such an exhibit. I find Japanese art very interesting even when it depicts such strange creatures!

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  4. ooh, cool but scary!

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  5. Sounds like a wonderful purchase for the museum.

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  6. Not my favorite style of art.

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  7. MIA was most fortunate to be the beneficiary of this gift. What a great opportunity for the people to have an introduction to Japanese art.

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  8. The paper and ink monk looks very well preserved, but I suppose the paper was more substantial than our everyday stuff now. It looks like a collection worth checking out!

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  9. Ink and Color is so hard to do. These look quite nice!

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  10. That demon makes me think of Yosemite Sam!

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  11. The first one looks quite ferocious!

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