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MATSUMI KANEMITSU, PACIFIC SERIES 2 AM, 1972,
Sumi on paper, 39 1/2" x 29
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
a.k.a.
ZEN
Dawn Arrowsmith, Meris Barreto, Lisa Cahill, Laura De Santillana, Merion Estes,
Gregory Frank Harris, Maxwell Hendler, Otis Jones, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Minoru
Kawabata, Masatoyo Kishi, Scott Malbaurn, Robert Motherwell, Sumiye Eugenia
Okoshi, Harue Shimomoto, Jack Zajac, Eric
Zammitt
March 2 – March 27,
2011
Opening reception: Friday, March 4, 5:00-7:00
PM
David Richard
Contemporary
130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D, Santa Fe, NM
87501
p 505-983-9555 | f 505-983-1284 |
www.DavidRichardContemporary.com
David Richard Contemporary is pleased to present a.k.a. ZEN, a group
exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures featuring contemporary and
historic artwork from the 1960s through1990s that were either inspired by Zen
philosophies or evoke a Zen sensibility. The exhibition is divided into four
sections, each focused on an aspect of Zen and in separate gallery spaces. The
first, at the core of Zen philosophy, is gestural abstraction with an element of
chance, evocative of the spontaneity in nature. Non-illusionistic and capturing
just the essence of an object, includes works by Meris Barreto, Matsumi
Kanemitsu, Minoru Kawabata, Masatoyo Kishi, Scott Malbaurn and Robert
Motherwell.
The second gallery is focused on meditation, which is a loose translation of the
word Zen and a key aspect of Zen practice to attain enlightenment. Typically
seated in a lotus or half lotus position during meditation, the practitioner
regulates their mind by focusing on breathing, posture or some other object.
These are referred to as anchors, such as the meditation centers exhibited in
the artwork by Dawn Arrowsmith, Merion Estes, Sumiye Eugenia Okoshi and Eric
Zammitt, along with the Bodhi sculptures of Laura De
Santillana.
The work of Lisa Cahill, Gregory Frank Harris, Harue Shimomoto and Jack Zajac in
the third section shifts the emphasis away from the material world and towards
nature, becoming one with the universe where there is no difference between the
infinite and finite, just a continuum. The fourth gallery features the art of
Maxwell Hendler and Otis Jones, which focuses on minimal and reductive forms
that cause discovery, contemplation and introspection.
David Richard Contemporary is located in downtown Santa Fe north of the historic
plaza. The gallery offers a range of important contemporary art with an emphasis
on abstraction in a variety of media by established and emerging American and
international contemporary artists, as well as historically significant works
from the 1960s through the
1980s.
Winter Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5
PM
For additional information please contact: David Eichholtz,
D@DavidRichardContemporary.com |
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David Richard Contemporary, LLC • 130 Lincoln Avenue,
Suite D, Santa Fe, NM 87501 • p (505)
983-9555
Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or by
appointment
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