Kazu Shimura Contemporary Sumi-e Exhibition

Kazu Shimura

‘Transcodism’ come to Tokyo.
Till July 27th Friday at Kamiya-cho Restrants, Escriba.(Five minutes walk from Roppongi)
This restaurant is on the five minutes walk from the Tokyo Tower. You can get great night view from the roof top terrace.
Enjoy your drift in the deep Tokyo night. 

Here’s detail info from the gallery blog.

Shimura KAZU is a SUMI-E artist. He creates traditional sumi-e works
at his studio in Akasaka (Tokyo) and he also creates digital photo works
by technique that takes pictures of original his sumi-e works in resent
years.

“SUMI-E is the platform for transcodes of your
immanence” His digital photo works are created by this concept. In
sumi-e technique, asymmetry composition and the vacant space provokes
provoke communication.

Sumi-e colors itself by the memory of viewer. For instance a maple
leaf in sumi-e colors either yellow or green depending on what you saw.

“TRANSCODISM” series are created by the action that past memory
transcode to future image in brain of audience. And “TRANSCODISM” is the
key point of this digital era and it changes the way of communication.
“TRANSCODISM” is the art initiative that reflects this social change.

This
SUMI-E photo art that descendant from traditional Asian art field are
attracted by audienceof art fair in Europe since 2009. And Shimura KAZU
pursues his study how does Internet give transformation to media, then 
he has 2 books to his credit.

Venue: 

June 30 – July 27, 2012
at Restaurant ESCRIBA (Map) 
2-2-12 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone.03-5545-5450
Open hour: Lunch; 11:00 – 15:00, Tea time; 15:00 – 17:00, Dinner; 17:00 – 23:30
Closed: Sunday and National Holidays
"ESCRIBA"
is a roof top restaurant where you can get nice view of Tokyo Tower and
the best herb cocktails. It serves pastas, pizza or Spanish tapas.

so, join to get tasty art and dishes collaboration and dig into the blue sea night. 
Contact to : Gallery KITAI    info@kitaikikaku.co.jp