Grandma Moses in Takamatsu
2013年10月08日
The style is instantly recognizable, odd perspective, something between naivety & insight, perhaps even both and it was wonderful to see here in this city.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as ‘Grandma Moses’ was and of course still is and American phenomenon in the art world. Countless postcards, Life and Look magazine covers with American themes, often rural, is always championed as the embodiment of; ‘it’s really never too late to start anything at all.’ Moses started painting late in life and the lack of academic training as she was self-taught, was her asset rather than any hindrance.
I was a little taken aback, as the colors of the original paintings are not as vivid as they’ve appeared in reproductions. Rather muted and not the bright colors I’d expected at all. Picasso one said he liked to see reproductions of his own works as the colors were different, sometimes completely so and gave him fresh ideas.
Spry and highly productive, Grandma started out with embroidery and turned to painting to make Christmas gifts.
Usually thematic and often with winter scenes, the pictures show an America that is slowly disappearing. Grandma has always been well received in Japan and now that the exhibition is here in Takamatsu until the middle of the month, please do drop in to our wonderful Takamatsu Gallery and see it.
Concurrently there are other works in this same show by both European & Japanese artists. So I’ll be back soon with more news from our city on art and other themes so until then and remember it’s really never too late to start anything. Grandma Moses did and so can you ..
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/12754.html
Other bloggers in Takamatsu of interest:
http://cathy.ashita-sanuki.jp
http://ogijima.com
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~tmath/home/
Where we are:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/
http://www.my-kagawa.jp/special/visitor/kanko/index.htm
http://www.i-pal.or.jp/profile/topics/kagawas-welcome-card.html
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as ‘Grandma Moses’ was and of course still is and American phenomenon in the art world. Countless postcards, Life and Look magazine covers with American themes, often rural, is always championed as the embodiment of; ‘it’s really never too late to start anything at all.’ Moses started painting late in life and the lack of academic training as she was self-taught, was her asset rather than any hindrance.
I was a little taken aback, as the colors of the original paintings are not as vivid as they’ve appeared in reproductions. Rather muted and not the bright colors I’d expected at all. Picasso one said he liked to see reproductions of his own works as the colors were different, sometimes completely so and gave him fresh ideas.
Spry and highly productive, Grandma started out with embroidery and turned to painting to make Christmas gifts.
Usually thematic and often with winter scenes, the pictures show an America that is slowly disappearing. Grandma has always been well received in Japan and now that the exhibition is here in Takamatsu until the middle of the month, please do drop in to our wonderful Takamatsu Gallery and see it.
Concurrently there are other works in this same show by both European & Japanese artists. So I’ll be back soon with more news from our city on art and other themes so until then and remember it’s really never too late to start anything. Grandma Moses did and so can you ..
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/12754.html
Other bloggers in Takamatsu of interest:
http://cathy.ashita-sanuki.jp
http://ogijima.com
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~tmath/home/
Where we are:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/
http://www.my-kagawa.jp/special/visitor/kanko/index.htm
http://www.i-pal.or.jp/profile/topics/kagawas-welcome-card.html
"Pat has lived in Takamatsu continuously since arriving here on a one year study and leave 1981. Originally from Tasmania, Australia, he was involved in education at a variety of levels including as a specialist teacher for children with learning difficulties, and at senior high schools throughout the state. Pat is employed full-time by the i-pal Kagawa International Exchange as a co-oridintaor for international relations amongst other duties including traveling to schools and giving talks in Japanese to kids about Australia. He has been involved with youth education exchanges between Japan and Australia for many years.
Pat has been many things in his colorful life including a seaman, helmsman, welder, carpenter, traffic warden, scholarship/studentship winner at the university of Tasmania, staff at the Australian Embassy in London to name but a few. Pat has far too many hobbies which include tennis, playing jazz flutes and saxes, riding bicycles with the Takamatsu Cycling Club all of which his long-suffering family tolerate. Recently he's become interested in painting again. His wife wishes he would put more time in to helping around the house and the garden which he artfully avoids ..."
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