Opening Night ‘Emaki-Modern’
by Shin Koyama
BCM Crucible Gallery
4 October 2012
BCM recently welcomed guests to the Opening Night of
the latest exhibition in Crucible Gallery.
Crucible Gallery is a unique gallery space, come
meeting room housed within the offices of Brisbane-based advertising agency
BCM.
Artisan formed a partnership with BCM in 2011 which
involves the curation of a number of exhibitions in the Crucible Gallery space
to showcase the best of Queensland craft and design artists, as well as an
Emerging Curator program.
The Emerging Curator program develops the talents of
an emerging arts curator under the guidance of the artisan team, and the
program was recently recognised in the Australia Council’s Young and Emerging
Artists category of the AbaF Queensland Awards. The program will now compete
in the AbaF National Awards later this month.
The artisan/BCM partnership is helping to develop
future arts leaders, support Queensland’s craft and design community, and also
provides exhibition opportunities for Queensland’s talented artists.
Miriam Carter recently took up the role of BCM
Emerging Curator and ‘Emaki-Modern’ is the first of the exhibitions that she has curated in Crucible Gallery on behalf of artisan.
Drawing on the Japanese traditions of ‘Emaki-Mono’
(picture scrolls), ‘Shunga’ (erotic woodblock prints), ‘Manga’ (comic
animation), and themes of historical events, cultures and people, Japanese
born, Brisbane-based artist Shin Koyama transforms these art forms into
distinctive and dynamic artworks for contemporary times. The collection
of ceramics, scrolls, paintings and print work on show in Crucible uniquely
showcase the artist’s cheeky sense of humour and mischief.
Dr Craig Douglas of QCA and the artist provided BCM’s
Opening Night guests with an entertaining insight into the many themes and
inspirations behind Shin’s vibrant and uniquely individual artworks.
Visitors to BCM, their clients and agency staff will
be enjoying the ‘Emaki-Modern’ exhibition over the next month.
All works on display are courtesy of Shin Koyama and
Jan Manton Art.
Crucible Gallery hours are by appointment.
Photographs kindly supplied by BCM.
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