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Wooden art
An exhibition of Japanese Wood Block Prints will open this week at the Colombo Public Library, the second such display organized by the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation.

The works of art by renowned Japanese artists are all from the Japan Foundation collection. The exhibition is divided into five broad categories, namely:

1) Older artists who have concentrated on prints over a long career;

2) leading Japanese artists who are not professional printers but who made original artist's prints;

3) the Etchers who have revived the technique of mezzotint;

4) the contemporary artists who experiment with art forms beyond the conventional boundaries of prints and painting; and

5) the younger artists who have expanded the applications of print media including photography (this group includes relief printing, graphic designs and installation artists).

The prints displayed demonstrate the changes in Japanese art between the 1950s and the 1980s, reflecting the experience of the individual artist.

The exhibition will take place in Colombo from December 9-13 at the main auditorium of the Colombo Public Library and in Kandy at the Children's Library Hall from December 16-18.

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