September 10 - 30, 2022
From Peter Augustus:
“Peter Augustus is pleased to present the gallery’s first show of the fall season, Elements by Japanese artist Ryo Nishimura. This is the artist’s first show in the United States.
Nishimura was born in 1993 in Kyoto, Japan, and currently lives and works in the region. He is a graduate of Kyoto Seika University with a focus on Printmaking, and received his master’s in Printmaking at the Kyoto City University of Arts.
Much of Nishimura’s practice involves working in the field surrounded by the elements, far outside of the constraints of a studio setting. The artist further differentiates his method from other printmakers by using power tools as well as traditional hand tools to create his vibrant lines and deep groves. It is with this process that Nishimura “traces” live scenes in nature directly on acrylic panels, documenting a sequence that exists only for a brief period of time. While the scene is captured, its ability to be reproduced diminishes with each print Nishiura runs through the press, returning full circle to the fragility of nature that the artist is documenting.
For Elements, the artist created several printing plates around the shoreline of Dallas’ White Rock Lake and produced prints while in residence at Texas Christian University’s printing facility in Fort Worth.
The artist also favors the use of photographs – be it from nature, such as a landscape image, or a staged image the artist took – to create works. In preparation for this exhibition, the artist made use of Ikebana images from Kōyō Ikebana Hyakuheizu, a book of illustrations dating to the late 1700s by Zeshinken Ichiro. A selection of these prints will be on view.
Nishimura’s prints are collected by the Harvard Art Museums, the Portland Art Museum, and the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA).”
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