TsukuBlog Aigasa Masayoshi`s Striking Works Capture The Numbing Sense Of Alienation Brought On By Modernization And Urbanization 12 May, 2021
A visit to The Tsukuba Museum Of Art is almost always a stimulating and worthwhile experience. Whether for a show of one of the surprisingly impressive local art circles (which could be of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, photography, crafts etc.), student exhibitions (either university or high school) or to see the works of famous or not-so-famous professionals, a walk through the museum`s comfortable and conveniently do-able confines can sometimes provide aesthetic pleasure , and even more often, help us to gain deeper insights into Japanese culture. With the amateur groups, no matter what the level of skill (though it is sometimes amazingly high!), I have often found the SUBJECT MATTER that is dealt with (or NOT dealt with) to be of great interest (imagine one hundred photos of Lake Kasumigaura and its environs WITHOUT ONE SHOT of birds caught in nets! ). As can be expected, when the works of certain professional artists, especially those with the ability to tune into the TIMES and capture the mood of a generation, are on display, our viewing experience becomes all the more enriching.