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OYA - KO
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 Awakening, sumi and ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm Campbell Sandilands |
| 'Oya-ko', literally translated, means 'parent/child'. In
the case of the present exhibition, it is used by extension to describe the
similar relationship between a master and his apprentice, a teacher and his
student. For the four years that he studied under Shingai Tanaka in Japan, Campbell Sandilands absorbed a fund of knowledge about the ancient calligraphic tradition. On their subsequent separate paths, both artists have continued to explore the possibilities of the medium, applying their skills not only to the established principles but uniquely and individually advancing their art in a contemporary context. Boundaries have been extended as Shingai's work embraced the avant-garde and Campbell further exploited his expertise in woodblock printing and ceramics, utilising materials other than paper. This exhibition reunites the two men in a western context and provides an opportunity to appreciate the range of their work. Stenton Gallery is proud to bring them to Edinburgh for Japan 2001. Barbara Christie Stenton Gallery |
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