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| Space
II : November 1st through 30th, 2007 |
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| RYUMEI
MURAHASHI
KATANA
- THE JAPANESE SWORD
copper
plate engravings
November
1st through 30th, 2007 |
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Ryumei
Murahashi was born 1958 in Kokura City, Kitakyushu, Japan. He
studied Industrial Design at the Kyushu Art and Technology University.
After graduating in 1985, Murahashi returned to the university
laboratory and studied intaglio etching. Since 1987, he has
shown his work in one-person or group exhibitions, both nationally
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In
1995, Murahashi began creating the KATANA series in the uniform
size, 87.75” x 23.27.” The series of 108 works was
completed in 2006. In Buddhism, 108 represents the number of
human passions a person is said to possess. Buddhist rosaries
have 108 beads. |
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There
are 18 passions derived from :
6 senses: to see, to hear, to smell, to taste, touch, thought.
3 different feelings connected with each sense:
to like something, to not like it, and to feel neutral.
This becomes 36 passions because each of these 18 feeling
are :
attached to pleasure, or detached from pleasure.
Each of the 36 passions has the potential to exist 3 times
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the past, the present and the future.
36
x 3 = 108 passions
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The
KATANA shape became Murahashi’s creative theme spontaneously.
The shape, as a Japanese spiritual symbol, is the inspiration
for his work.
The
work in this exhibition is printed on Japanese rice paper
with American printing ink. The main body of work are mounted
in the traditional format of the Japanese scroll.
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