October 10 - December 5, 2024
From Houston Christian University:
“MOTOKO YASUE is a Houston-based artist born in Tokyo, Japan. Her main media are watercolor and oil. She graduated with an MFA at Houston Christian University in 2021. She serves as an artist in Residence at Art Museum TX. Artist Statement: Nature and its beauty fuel the strength of my artistic vision, which is all about seeking to express my deepest senses and feelings about life. Life includes adversity; nature helps me face difficult situations. Through trial and error as an artist, I have explored scenes that came to mind when I was confronted with emotions of my life decisions. When my sensations connect with nature, my mind transcends beyond time and space, as if in a dream, as if my thoughts were traveling between the past, the present, and the future. My artworks are an abstract visions of scenes from my dreams and childhood memories of my father that include looking through the circular window, described as an ‘oculus’, of a religious shrine to the surrounding tranquil scenery. I have long used circular motifs juxtaposed with small human silhouettes. For me, the oculus symbolizes my spirit traveling, metaphorically connecting people's thoughts from one person to another across time and space.”
Reception: October 10, 2024 | 4–7 pm
Houston Christian University Contemporary Art Gallery, University Academic Center, Building 18
7502 Fondren Road
Houston, 77074 Texas
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