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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- If you have ever wondered, how do artists react to catastrophes? How do they capture, in their paintings, their feelings of desperation? How do they cope in the wake of natural -- and man made disasters? Bearing Witness; Selected Works by Chiura Obata, born in Japan, but with a life and career deeply entwined with the Bay Area, will answer your questions by offering you a firsthand depiction of the l906 San Francisco's earthquake, and fire--where he was the only one standing on the spot rendering the aftermath --as well as documenting, in his painting the forced incarceration of Japanese-Americans in the United States, during World War II.
The exhibition will invite you to travel back in time and see the l906 earthquake, the impact of World War II and the California landscape through the eyes of this Japanese-American master of watercolors. And because this diverse exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will only be on view through February 27, now is the LAST CHANCE to visit this intimate show that traces the evolution of Chiura Obata, a distinctive blend of Japanese techniques with modern abstraction. For those unfamiliar with the painter, Obata, (l885-l975) is a renowned 20th-century master who merged Japanese-painting techniques and Styles with abstraction. Included with the admission, to the exhibition, you can take a virtual tour of Obata's "San Francisco after the Earthquake" series, on Google Arts & Culture. Reserve your tickets TODAY. For information and to buy tickets for the Exhibition go to: https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/bearing-witness-selected-works-by-chiura-obata/ |
