Saturday, October 2, 2021

Art and Music Video: Fumiyo Yoshikawa x Sizzle Ohtaka

This is an art and music video by the musician Sizzle Ohtaka and the artist Fumiyo Yoshikawa. 


Yoshikawa's recent work, a series of 16 paintings, "Every Life Matters,” was inspired by a set of four scrolls created in the 12th -13th century in Japan, entitled “Choujugiga” or “Animal Caricatures.” The first scroll of Chojugiga shows animals such as frogs, rabbits, monkeys and foxes playing games and simulating human rituals. 


Yoshikawa felt Tobanosoujou, who is believed to be the artist of the first scroll of Chojugiga had great affection towards all of these animals. At the same time, this comical and humorous scroll brings to her mind human hierarchy and discrimination in a way that is both timely and timeless. Yoshikawa created the series of 16 paintings, “Every Life Matters,” dreaming of of a peaceful world in which every living thing enjoys life equally and each respects the other.


Drawing her inspiration from the Choujugiga, Yoshikawa painted various animals: big animals, small animals; prey and predator; popular and unpopular - each of them imagined with equal affection.  Each work has a story with a sense of the seasons and a hint of Shinto, Zen or Japanese folklore.  


A detailed description of each painting in “Every Life Matters” can be found on Fumiyo Yoshikawa’s Facebook pages, as well as on her Instagram account, Art of Fumiyo Yoshikawa. 

Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/art_of_fumiyo_yoshikawa/

Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/Sumie.Nihonga.Mixedmedia



“Sizzle Ohtaka has composed and performed the music that accompanies the paintings of “Every Life Matters.”  Her song “IKOR” has as its central motif the word “ikoro,” which is an Ainu word meaning treasure.  “Nothing comes down [to earth] without any role” is an Ainu proverb that is woven in as an interlude chorus.  Ohtaka and Yoshikawa worked together to produce this video — A Song of Life — melding their music and art.”


Music: 

IKOR 

Lyrics, composition, vocal and chorus 

by Sizzle Ohtaka 


Arrangement by Jyoji Sawada 

Musicians: Choro Club 

Guitar by Shigeharu Sasago 

Contrabass by Jyoji Sawada 

Bandolim by Oh Akioka 


Sizzle Ohtaka 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVnVhzIyBtgdO6G6XxALrkg

Website:http://sizzle-ohtaka.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036255038140


Art: 

The series of 16 paintings“Every Life Matters” 

Background paintings 

“Yume no Kakera / Piece of Dream” 

"Organic Mind"

“Blessing Rain” 

Photographs 

Video editing

By Fumiyo Yoshikawa


Special Thanks to: Michael Yochum

for presenting the series of “Every Life Matters”

at Arc Gallery, San Francisco, California

Exhibition dates: 

August 28 - October 9, 2021

https://www.arc-sf.com/foursquared-2021.html



Art and Music Video, A Song of Life, 2021


Produced by

Fumiyo Yoshikawa



Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Exhibitions and Artist Talk of Fumiyo Yoshikawa





 









FourSquared 2021 at Arc Gallery

Exhibition dates: August 28 – October 9, 2021

Gallery hours Weds, Thus 1-6pm; Sat 12-3pm or by appointment 

Closed Labor Day weekend

https://www.arc-sf.com/foursquared-2021.html

Zoom Artist Talk 

Wednesday, September 22 , 7-8pm  (Fumiyo's talk will be here)

★ Join us on-line for the "FourSquared" Artists Talk #2 via Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd, 7-8PM - Register in advance at:

featuring Rebecca Fox, Jennifer Jigour, Linda Larson, Silvia Poloto, Mark Powers, Eric Saint Georges, Allison Snopek, & Fumiyo Yoshikawa

Closing Reception: Saturday, October 9th  12-3pm


Sumi-e Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition

September 2021 --- EXHIBITION OPENS on the Internet www.sumieshow.org 

September 30, 2022 ---- EXHIBITION CLOSES



Soliloquies  The Diablo Valley College online Art Gallery Exhibition

 

Exhibition dates: September 2, 2021 – February 1, 2022 , remain open for the fall semester 

at www.dvcartgallery.com 

 

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Fumiyo Yoshikawa Upcoming Events















FourSquared 2021 at Arc Gallery

Exhibition dates: August 28 – October 9, 2021

Gallery hours Weds, Thus 1-6pm; Sat 12-3pm or by appointment 

Closed Labor Day weekend

https://www.arc-sf.com/foursquared-2021.html

Opening Reception:Saturday, August 28, 7-9PM

Zoom Artist Talk 

Wednesday, September 15 , 7-8pm:

Wednesday, September 22 , 7-8pm  (Fumiyo's talk will be here)

★ Join us on-line for the "FourSquared" Artists Talk #2 via Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd, 7-8PM - Register in advance at:

featuring Rebecca Fox, Jennifer Jigour, Linda Larson, Silvia Poloto, Mark Powers, Eric Saint Georges, Allison Snopek, & Fumiyo Yoshikawa

Closing Reception: Saturday, October 9th  12-3pm


Sumi-e Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition

September 2021 --- EXHIBITION OPENS on the Internet www.sumieshow.org 

September 30, 2022 ---- EXHIBITION CLOSES



Soliloquies  The Diablo Valley College online Art Gallery Exhibition

 

Exhibition dates: September 2, 2021 – February 1, 2022 , remain open for the fall semester 

at www.dvcartgallery.com 

 

Monday, May 24, 2021

Summer Virtual Workshops

Zen Calligraphy One Day Workshop



Beginner's Sumi-e/Japanese Brush Painting One Day Workshop













Intermediate Sumi-e One Day Workshop













Seal Making for Sumi-e and Calligraphy


Mounting for Sumi-e and Calligraphy

Contact sumi-e@fumiyo-y.com for information





Thursday, May 6, 2021

Summer Classes 2021

Summer Virtual Classes  through Center for Community Arts, Walnut Creek


Zen Calligraphy and Abstract Expression

Fridays, 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT

June 18- Aug 6, 2021

For Registration and Info

A Sumi-e Sketch from the Hill by Fumiyo Yoshikawa

Sumi-e/ Japanese Ink Brush Painting

Fridays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

June 18- Aug 6, 2021

For Registration and info


Please contact sumi-e@fumiyo-y.com
for Inquiry about private lessons.

Fumiyo Yoshikawa

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Primary Website

http://fumiyo-y.com

Web gallery and shop for prints and original art

https://fumiyo-yoshikawa.pixels.com

Information about upcoming events and classes

http://fumiyosartwork.blogspot.com/

Facebook pages

https://www.facebook.com/sumie.fumiyo

https://www.facebook.com/sumie.nihonga

https://www.facebook.com/sumiesociety.org


 

Friday, March 12, 2021

Upcoming Classes through Center for Community Arts, Walnut Creek

Virtual Classes and Workshop through Center for Community Arts, Walnut Creek

Zen Calligraphy and Abstract Expression Workshop 

Fridays, 
10:00am - 12:00am PDT
Apr 2-May28, 2021

For Registration and information

Sumi-e/ Japanese Ink Brush Painting

Fridays, 1:00pm - 3:00am PDT

Apr 2, 2021 - May 28, 2021

For Registration and information