9 Nov 2007 to 29 Dec 2007
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RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 9, 2007, 6 –10 PM
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Marie Yoho Dorsey, Love Echo, 2007 (detail) Direct Gravure and Embroidery on Gampi and Kitikata Edition: 3+1AP, 23 X 49 in. Published by Bleu Acier Inc.
MARIE YOHO DORSEY TALES FROM OLD JAPAN AND OTHER STORIES NOVEMBER 9 THROUGH DECEMBER 29, 2007
OPENING RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 9, 2007, 6 –10 PM IN PRESENCE OF THE ARTIST
Bleu Acier is pleased to present Tales From Old Japan and Other Stories, Marie Yoho Dorsey's first solo exhibition at Bleu Acier. Dorsey’s Japanese heritage is the primary stimulus of her work. A long time practitioner of Ikebana, she draws a continuous source of intellectual inspiration from this practice. Much like Ikebana whose exquisite forms are transient in nature, direct gravure has provided a sensitive tool with which to create the same fleeting forms in ink onto delicate Japanese paper. The elaboration of the image continues with the application of embroidery and sewing. As a result of this process the prints become sculptural images in nature and practice. The three new direct gravures are images rooted in traditional Japanese folk tale. The Crane Wife, Love Echo and Stardust are tales constructed within a narrative landscape. There are references to the Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa and tales such as “The Crane Wife”, and “The Marriage Ceremony of Two Rocks on the Japanese Island of Saddo”. In addition to these works on paper several new installations will be presented, as well as the first sculpture edition realized and published by Bleu Acier.
BLEU ACIER INC. is an active fine art print publisher, print atelier, gallery and live-in loft that functions at the intersection of private and public space where art and the city keep company. Bleu Acier exhibits works in all disciplines by emerging, mid-career and established artists from the U.S. and Europe.
Gallery Hours: by appointment For further information contact Erika Schneider 109 WEST COLUMBUS DRIVE TAMPA, FL 33602 TEL/FAX: 813 272 9746 BLEUACIER.COM
