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ARMENIAN CROSS STONES COPIED WITH CHINESE-JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY
12:38, 7 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS: With the sponsorship of the Ministry of
Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the invitation of the Yerevan
State Academy of Fine Arts, the working training of the Japanese
artist and Professor Kunito Nagaoka was held at the YSAFA organized
in the framework of the program "Taku-Hon/Stone prints of khachkars
and memorial stone in Armenia in 2012-2016â~@³. As Armenpress was
reported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, the
program aims at the preservation of the cross stones' carvings and
ornamentation in the form of documents. The works are being carried
out with the ancient Chinese-Japanese technology Taku-Hon, during the
use of which the cross stones remain safe. The works were attended by
the lecturers and students of the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts,
headed by the Japanese artist and Professor Kunito Nagaoka.
On August 31 2011 the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts accepted
Professor Kunito Nagaoka, a Japanese artist who came to YSAFA by
the invitation of YSAFA International relations department. He met
with YSAFA students, lecturers, the head of graphics chair and the
YSAFA rector. He is actualizing a project during 2012-2013 entitled
"Taku-Hon/Stone prints of khachkars and memorial stone in Armenia
in 2012â~@³.
Taku/Hon is a Japanese-Chinese technique which helps to get the exact
image of the prints carved in stones. In the near future during his
visits to Armenia he has an intention to involve Armenian students
from YSAFA in his activities in order to pass the usage of this
technique to the generations thus contributing to the preservation
of cultural heritage.
Kunito Nagaoka is a Japanese visual artist who was born in 1940.
Kunito Nagaoka has had several gallery and museum exhibitions,
including at the Monterey Museum of Art, Pacific Street. Several works
by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'THE UNIVERSE'
sold at Bukowskis, Helsinki 'Collector Auction' in 2011.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735648/armenian-cross-stones-copied-with-chinese-japanese-technology.html
12:38, 7 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS: With the sponsorship of the Ministry of
Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the invitation of the Yerevan
State Academy of Fine Arts, the working training of the Japanese
artist and Professor Kunito Nagaoka was held at the YSAFA organized
in the framework of the program "Taku-Hon/Stone prints of khachkars
and memorial stone in Armenia in 2012-2016â~@³. As Armenpress was
reported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, the
program aims at the preservation of the cross stones' carvings and
ornamentation in the form of documents. The works are being carried
out with the ancient Chinese-Japanese technology Taku-Hon, during the
use of which the cross stones remain safe. The works were attended by
the lecturers and students of the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts,
headed by the Japanese artist and Professor Kunito Nagaoka.
On August 31 2011 the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts accepted
Professor Kunito Nagaoka, a Japanese artist who came to YSAFA by
the invitation of YSAFA International relations department. He met
with YSAFA students, lecturers, the head of graphics chair and the
YSAFA rector. He is actualizing a project during 2012-2013 entitled
"Taku-Hon/Stone prints of khachkars and memorial stone in Armenia
in 2012â~@³.
Taku/Hon is a Japanese-Chinese technique which helps to get the exact
image of the prints carved in stones. In the near future during his
visits to Armenia he has an intention to involve Armenian students
from YSAFA in his activities in order to pass the usage of this
technique to the generations thus contributing to the preservation
of cultural heritage.
Kunito Nagaoka is a Japanese visual artist who was born in 1940.
Kunito Nagaoka has had several gallery and museum exhibitions,
including at the Monterey Museum of Art, Pacific Street. Several works
by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'THE UNIVERSE'
sold at Bukowskis, Helsinki 'Collector Auction' in 2011.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735648/armenian-cross-stones-copied-with-chinese-japanese-technology.html