Black Eye Gallery "WABI- SABI" by Damien Drew
Black Eye Gallery is pleased to announce September 2017 Exhibition: "WABI- SABI" by Damien Drew. Damien is a Production Designer and Art Director for feature films, commercials and television whose credits include Ridley Scott's forthcoming 'Alien Covenant', The Great Gatsby, Superman Returns, Star Wars (Eps 2 & 3), The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions and The Wachowski's Sense8.
Venue: Black Eye Gallery
Address: 3/138 DARLINGHURST RD / DARLINGHURST
Date: Opening night September 8th
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Ticket: Free
Web: http://photography.damiendrew.com/exhibition
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EMail: info@blackeyegallery.com.au
Call: 02 8084 7541
Address: 3/138 DARLINGHURST RD / DARLINGHURST
Date: Opening night September 8th
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Ticket: Free
Web: http://photography.damiendrew.com/exhibition
: https://www.facebook.com/blackeyesydney/
: www.instagram.com/blackeyegallery/
EMail: info@blackeyegallery.com.au
Call: 02 8084 7541
The Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi is an appreciation of a transient and understated beauty in the modest, imperfect, ephemeral or decayed. Drew"s exhibition expresses this notion through his perspective of modern day Japan.
Japan has one of the world"s largest economies and a population that is shrinking due to low birthrates. With employment opportunities predominantly found in large urban centres there has been a marked decline in rural regions. Drew"s images seek to document that which is temporary and to celebrate its beauty in turn. The viewer is invited to consider details and qualities in paired scenes that may be inconspicuous, congruent or contrasting. In a world that is increasingly homogenised through global retail chains, Drew carefully observes the melancholy beauty of the many towns and villages that have now become neglected.
"We do not dislike everything that shines, but we do prefer a pensive lustre to a shallow brilliance, a murky light that, whether in a stone or an artefact, bespeaks a sheen of antiquity. We love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colours and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them." - From Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki, "In Praise of Shadows" 1933
Exhibition details - September 5 - 24, 2017
Opening night- Friday September 8, 6-8pm
Japan has one of the world"s largest economies and a population that is shrinking due to low birthrates. With employment opportunities predominantly found in large urban centres there has been a marked decline in rural regions. Drew"s images seek to document that which is temporary and to celebrate its beauty in turn. The viewer is invited to consider details and qualities in paired scenes that may be inconspicuous, congruent or contrasting. In a world that is increasingly homogenised through global retail chains, Drew carefully observes the melancholy beauty of the many towns and villages that have now become neglected.
"We do not dislike everything that shines, but we do prefer a pensive lustre to a shallow brilliance, a murky light that, whether in a stone or an artefact, bespeaks a sheen of antiquity. We love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colours and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them." - From Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki, "In Praise of Shadows" 1933
Exhibition details - September 5 - 24, 2017
Opening night- Friday September 8, 6-8pm