Spring Break
Flesh and the bonsai
Student presents abstract art exhibit at Infinitea Tea House tonight
Breann Schossow
Issue date: 10/30/08 Section: Scene
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Kuroki will display his artwork "Flesh and Bonsai" at the Infinitea Tea House, 112 E. Grand Ave., throughout the month of November. A reception will be held tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
Kuroki said he hopes people are attracted to his artwork.
"There's a certain amount of grotesqueness to it … but there's a certain amount of elegance," he said.
One of his pieces will be a sculpture painting simulating flesh and bioforms, Kuroki said. Another piece represents bonsai, which are miniaturized trees of Japanese origin. The plants are manipulated to appear larger. In this instance, Kuroki said, bonsai is similar to painting.
The end objective of bonsai and painting, Kuroki said, is for it to appear free flowing. But it's really the opposite as they both involve manipulation and distortion.
Kuroki said his artwork is intentionally ambiguous.
"They'll make people contemplate them," he said. "They're not too obvious."
Kuroki added that friends of his will be playing music at the reception for ambiance.
Drew Seveland, co-owner of Infinitea, said the reception will be like an open house and is a good way for people to get out of the house.
"We'll have a time from 7 to 9 p.m. for people to come in to meet the artist, talk about the art, share different ideas and … meet different people and have a good time, have some tea," he said.
Seveland said he has seen pictures of the artwork Kuroki plans to display and describes Kuroki's artwork as darker and expressive, but definitely not abstract.
"(Kuroki) takes things and manipulates them in a way that kind of comes out to be much more expressive than just a painting of a still-life or something," Seveland said.
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