Hiroshi Shimazaki is painting the world. All of it. He travels the globe, country by country, encountering the culture and splendour of each and bringing home with him to Lethbridge tiny mementos of what he finds in the form of exquisite sketches and studies. One can experience something of the essence of the many countries he has visited, such as Iran, Mexico, Ireland, Japan and many others, by simply viewing the paintings in the Shimazaki collection, which are the outcomes of these same small studies."
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Hiroshi Shimazaki
Articles: "'Capturing Cultrual Landscapes' by Debbie Berg
Hiroshi Shimazaki is painting the world. All of it. He travels the globe, country by country, encountering the culture and splendour of each and bringing home with him to Lethbridge tiny mementos of what he finds in the form of exquisite sketches and studies. One can experience something of the essence of the many countries he has visited, such as Iran, Mexico, Ireland, Japan and many others, by simply viewing the paintings in the Shimazaki collection, which are the outcomes of these same small studies."
Hiroshi Shimazaki is painting the world. All of it. He travels the globe, country by country, encountering the culture and splendour of each and bringing home with him to Lethbridge tiny mementos of what he finds in the form of exquisite sketches and studies. One can experience something of the essence of the many countries he has visited, such as Iran, Mexico, Ireland, Japan and many others, by simply viewing the paintings in the Shimazaki collection, which are the outcomes of these same small studies."
