By Kiriko Watanabe & Manabu Ikeda. A stunning full-colour book with exceptional details of Manabu's first solo North American show at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, BC.
| Article number: | Hem005 |
| Availability: | In stock |
Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage features Ikeda’s meticulously detailed pen-and-ink drawings that are filled with astonishing images. Through his everyday observations, this Japanese artist renders entangled fragments to create a spectacular whole that prompts viewers to look deeply into his visual expression.
Curated by Kiriko Watanabe, the Audain Art Museum’s Gail & Stephen A. Jarislowsky Curator, this is Ikeda’s first solo retrospective in North America showcasing over sixty works from national and international collections.
Flowers from the Wreckage includes Foretoken (2008), Meltdown (2013) and Rebirth (2013-16), a selection of Ikeda’s large-scale drawings that relate to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake; the most devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power disaster in the country’s recorded history. Ikeda’s symbolically rich images evoke both familiarity and foreboding of potential disaster. Central to this artist’s practice is a metaphor of human resilience and the ability to rise above devastating situations when it appears impossible.
Book Dimensions: 10" x 11.75" x 0.5"
136 pages, full colour
Softcover
Available in English
