Forces of Nature: Ecology in Japanese Prints
What is the relationship of humans to their environment? Japanese artists have considered this question in myriad ways, influenced as deeply by the tempestuous natural forces shaping life in this Pacific Rim island archipelago as by long-standing traditions of natural imagery in Japanese art, literature, and culture. The human connection to the natural world has taken on new meanings in the wake of March 11, 2011, when the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, followed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, struck the northeast coast of Japan. This exhibition explores artistic responses to the environmental forces–some benign, some terrifying–that regulate life on this planet. The works featured here consider the ecological relationship between humans and our environment, encompassing mundane moments of daily life, meditative abstractions, and dystopian visions of the future.
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Date/Time
July 30, 2022 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM -
Cost
$22-25 -
Location
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR, 97205
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Host Organization
Portland Art Museum -
Contact
https://portlandartmuseum.org/
(503) 226-2811
info@pam.org
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR, 97205
(503) 226-2811
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