Please come by if you are in Nagoya!

David

David Hewett will be available on October 8,9,15 and 16 at the gallery from 12-5PM to meet and discuss his art with guests.

Please join us at the following exhibitions.

Hewett will be unveiling more than 40 new works and his

second Obi. The first Hewett Obi released in 2008 was the

number one selling Obi in Japan for Takashimaya.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Takashimaya Shinjuku from October 5- 18

Takashimaya  Nagoya from January 25 - 31

David Stanley Hewett is one of the most well known foreign artists in Japan. His works can be seen in the permanent collections of the Imperial Hotel, The Okura Hotel, The Peninsula Hotel, Mitsui Trading and numerous other public and private collections around the world.

David Stanley Hewett first set foot on Japanese soil in 1988. His love for Japanese arts and culture motivated him to study Japanese ceramics, Japanese traditional painting, Obi design and most notably: the technique for making traditional Japanese folding screens. This art is rarely practiced anymore as most screens are now made with modern tools and materials.

As a former US Marine and a long-time practitioner of Japanese Karate, Hewett has always been fascinated with Japanese martial history and culture. The often referred to Samurai code of Bushido and the Japanese Shinto Religion have played significant roles in influencing Hewett’s work over the past decade.

Hewett’s consistently inconsistent use of a variety of materials keep his admirers guessing at what will be next. Hewett’s Nagano studio is akin to a laboratory with beakers and bottles, pigments of a multitude of colors and the smells of Nikawa, the gel that is extracted from deer skin to affix pigments to the paper, floating through the air.

Hewett’s use of gold and deep reds and blues are reminiscent of a visit to a Japanese shrine with their worn brass fittings and fading paintings on wood. Admirers of Hewett’s style find the work bold and calming at the same time and often remark that while apparently simple, the works continue to evolve, revealing over time a complexity and depth not apparent at first.

Since 1992 Hewett has held major exhibitions in Japan, The United States and Singapore. Hewett’s work will be featured at major exhibitions at Takashimaya Department Store in Shinjuku from October 5, 2011 and at Takashimaya in Nagoya from January 25, 2012. We are also looking forward to the release of his second Kimono Obi in October of 2011.

The ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Roppongi was kind enough to ask me
to do a three month Exhibition which began on the 30th of June. The exhibition
was arranged by Karen Thomas at Torizaka Art. There are 12 paintings. Some
canvases and some washi pieces. I hope you will have a chance to come by and have a look.

David

This is a Furosaki Screen I made while thinking about 12th century screens I saw

at the Idemitsu Museum last year. I wanted to create a screen that hinted at a

long ago beauty and powerful legacy without being too obvious. I used pure gold

leaf and Japanese pigments to paint the painting which I later washed away

with a sponge and sumi ink.

Hope you like it.

David

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Hello,

My family and I moved to Nagano in July and have settled into our new country life. There is snow on the ground and the pace of life is slower and less frantic than Tokyo. While I wouldn’t trade my ten years in Tokyo for anything, living in the mountains is perfect for where I am in my life as an artist. Since July I have spent time learning how to make Japanese Screens from the ‘bones’ on up. This is an amazing process and I hope to share some finished works with everybody in November at my Takashimaya Exhibitions in Tokyo and Nagoya.

I have also been working on a whole new line of pottery. Covered large vases. I will be trying to create wonderful new glazes over the next few months to fire these pots and hope to come up with something inspired!

Please send me a request to be on the mailing list for updates on shows etc!

David

exhibition of four of my paintings. On the night, I set up a ‘gallery’ with 20 other works. We had about 45

people for the dinner and it was a great success. Thank you to the Four Seasons!

Please stop by the EKKI Restaurant for a meal and have a look at the paintings!

Please join us at the Hewett Art Gallery for this exciting exhibitions of photos by Joshua Lieberman. The opening reception will be on April 23 from 6-9PM and the gallery will be open on April 24 and 25 from 12-5PM. We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd.

Please have a look at Josh’s website:

www.jilstudio.com

Hewett Art Gallery

5-14-2 Mita, Kyosei Building 108-0073