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8.10.17

Nippon Club in NY

Nippon Club in Ny announces the event will hold on 8th November, 2017 that includes an exhibition by Sususmu Notomi, violin play by Mari Kimura and a lecture about "History of Blue & Edo Prussian Blue" by Jun Shirasu.

http://www.nipponclub.org/event/2017-blue-event/?lang=ja

24.10.16

Tsubaki Display

Camellia tiles will be displayed together with "Japoneira", skin care oil products by Tsubaki. Co. from 26th Oct to 1st Nov, Fuchu Isetan-Mitsukoshi, Tokyo.

24.9.16

Jun Shirasu and Portuguese Azulejos

"Jun Shirasu and Portuguese Azulejos"

Period: Tuesday 27th September - Thursday 6th October, 2016

Close on Monday

Opening reception with Portuguese vinhos: 18:00-20:00 Saturday 1st October

Admission free

B-gallery Nishi Ikebukuro ２－３１－６, Toshima-ku, Tokyo　Tel&fax. 03-3989-8608

www.Bgallery.info email@Bgalleryinfo

The show includes Shirasu's latest "Camellia" series. The show also features tiles of workshop participants, students from Kodaira dai 4 primary school etc. It is consisted by almost two hundreds azulejos.

Map http://www.shirasstudio.com/news-2015

FB https://www.facebook.com/shirasujun/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Jun-Shirasu/100012826335837

15.7.16

SHIRAS STUDIO FB

Shiras Studio Facebook is now uploading several photo albums.

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17.11.15

Hand fan workshop in Macau Art Museum

Hand fan workshop in Macau Art Museum

Date & hours： 2:00 - 5:00 (GMT) , 10:00 - 13:00 (Macau), 11:00 - 14:00 (Tokyo)
Sat 28th & Sun 29th November, 2015

Venue：Macau Art Museum Printmaking Studio　
Lecturer：Jun Shirasu

The workshop participants will print their etching plate by Prussian blue and paste on hand fan frames. This is an official programme of Macau International Printmaking Triennial 2015.

The live streaming is accessible

http://twitcasting.tv/f:217217275112280/

The historic back ground "Edo Prussian blue" will be lectured during the workshop hours.

As this is our first live streaming trial, the picture might be interrupted by technical problems. Sorry for inconvenience in advance.

9.6.15

How to print Etching Aquatint Bag

My Youtube clip shows you how to print etching, aquatint on cotton bag.

Before start, please prepare: Cotton bag, Etching ink, Printing paper, Tissue paper and your plate

１．Ink on your plate. Here I use Charbonnel Prussian blue oil based.

２．Bag can be slightly wet. Insert a wet printing paper, appx 250-300g/, together with a sheet of tissue paper. They work as inner cushion.

３．Place the bottom of bag ahead towards the press cylinder.

４．Spread a towel near by the bag handles as it absorbs squeezed water. This protect the blanket from damping.

５．Then press the bag. Take the inner paper out from the bag. Go out to the street with your art!

Here the copperplate is electroplated by chrome which makes the surface strong enough to make hundreds edition, although you can print your bag without chrome surface.
You could ask your local professionals and also about price.

You can wash the bag by machine but not by a longer time mode. Frequent use of your bag can deteriorate the image by fading, although the nature of the pigment lasts for many years and colour fastness is not caused if it were used as vase mat and so on.

Here these bags are available in my web shop.

22.5.15 EDO Prussian Blue

Diesbach in Berlin invented Prussian blue in 1706. It spread fast over the world, via Holland, and arrived and was started using by Ukiyo-e artists in the early 19th century. This pigment and hue changed strategy for Hokusai, Eisen, Hiroshige and Utagawa school artists. This text profiled images through digital data bases from the word museums and galleries and followed transition of the spread of the blue and the birth of masterpieces from end of Bunsei to Tempo period (1829-1831.)

I would very much appreciate to all resources and authors that brought me the initial perspective over this investigation. Not necessary to say this text is owning a lot by their endeavours. Names and references are all marked in the quotations at each paragraph.

Download WORD text which has hyperlink to each image. Please visit here to jump to download page at SHIRAS STUDIO web site.

Fan is also available at Garden Aquatics Etsy Shop.

27.6.14

Japanese woodcut workshop AAAD　Prague October 2014

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague ,
VSUP, known as UMPRUM is scheduling Japanese woodcut workshop from 13th - 17th October, 2014. The workshop is supervised by Jun Shirasu and Emi Tanaka. Programme includes "History of Japanese printmaking" slide lecture presented by Dr. F. Suchomel and Jun Shirasu.

2.6.14

iPhone 5/5s cover designed by Garden Aquatics

iPhone 5/5s cover designed by the artist is now available at "Garden Aquatics" . Price will be 2,800 yen without postage.
The cover is made from Poly-carbonate, and the image is printed all sides of the body.

28.10.13

Jun Shiras Dialogue with Portuguese Azulejo

Jun Shiras Dialogue with Portuguese Azulejo

Tokyo Institute of Technology TITECH

Center for the Study of World Civilizations

1-13 October

10:30-17:30

Gallery Talk
"History of Blue and White ceramics"
12th October, 2013 TITECH

Center for the Study of World Civilizations/ Museum/ Archtechture Department

Embassy of Portugal in Japan
Camoes I.P.
RATTON

Japan Portugal 470

Photographs from Yutorogi Gallery, Hamura city, Tokyo

SHIRAS STUDIO HP
http://www.shirasstudio.com/

2.9.13

Portuguese Azulejo Jun Shiras - Tile Art Blue and White -

Portuguese Azulejo
Jun SHIRAS
-Tile Art Blue and White -

19th - 28th September
10:00-17:00 Admission Free
Yutorogi Gallery, Hamura City, Tokyo

Artist Talk： 23rd September, Mon/ 16:30~18:00/ Lecture Room 1/
40 seats/ Admission Free

Workshop: 25th September, Wed/

14:00~17:00/ Studio1/
Fee 1,500 yen/ Enrollment closes at 25 seats/
Further enquiry to Yutorogi reception

Dialogue with Portuguese Azulejos

Poster exhibition of history of Azulejo/
Supervised by National Azulejo Museum in Lisboa, Portugal
Yutorogi Gallery

Hamura City Education Board
Embassy of Portugal
Camoes I.P.
Fussa City Education Board
Galeria RATTON

1543-2013 Portugal-Japao

Coming exhibition;
"Jun SHIRAS Dialogue with Portuguese Azulejos"
1st -13th October
10:30-17:30
Center for the Study of World Civilizations
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Gallery Talk;
12th October

13:00-14:00
Door closes at 30 seats/ Admission free

Information: 03 5734 3824

SHIRAS STUDIO web
http://www.shirasstudio.com/

2.6.13

”Boarding in Espaços – Portugal ”

Thank you for your visit!
Tonight the show was successfully closed.

4th Tue - 10th Mon June, 2013
Hillside Gallery 3 / Hillside Terrace F

Schedule:
4th Tue June 13:00~16:30
5th Wed - 9th Sun 11:00~19:00
10th Mon 11:00~16:30

Eduardo Souto de Moura
"Competition 1979-2011" : Hillside Forum
Haru Ishii Exhibition : Hillside Gallery 2
"Dialogue with Portuguese Azulejos
Poster Exhibition"

ESPAÇOS PORTUGAL

http://tokyodayori.blogspot.jp/2013/05/espacos.html

HILLSIDE TERRACE

http://www.hillsideterrace.com/art/130604.html

SHIRASSTUDIO

http://www.shirasstudio.com/#!exhibition-information/cvsk

Read QR codes by your mobile phone. It links to "Boarding special site" guides you about works and shows making procedure.

13.4.13

SHIRAS STUDIO Web Pages

SHIRAS STUDIO Web Page is newly opened.

http://www.shirasstudio.com/#

The site contains images of tile panels, prints and stone-etchings etc,
from the last twenty years.

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23.1.13

"Boarding"
Jun SHIRAS

Boarding / Jun Shiras

Tile Panel 98 x 294 cm 2012

Open 11:00a.m.-6:00p.m. 24th January
Close 3:00 p.m. 5th February, 2013

*Gallery close on 30th January

Art Space 88
Naka 1-9-66, Kunitachi
Tokyo 186-0004
Art Space 88
Tel. 042-577-2011
Fax. 042-573-0023

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Art Collection in EU House

Art Collection in EU House

EU MAG
Official Web Magazine for Delegation of the European Union to Japan

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22.12.12

EU News 641/2012

EU Ambassador Schweisgut receives Portuguese work of art for Europa House
EU News 641/2012

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1st Macau International Printmaking Triennial

18 November 2012 - 17 February 2013 　 Old Court Building Macau

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Kwak Nam Sin

"The day when I was blue" 　Stencil, Silkscreen 72x100cm 　Korea

photo. Macau Triennial

AWARD OF MERIT

photo. Macau Triennial

Wang Li Xing

"Fresh Water Lake IV" Collagraph 70x100cm

China

photo. Macau Triennial

Tinnakorn Kasarnsuwan

"Home II" Intaglio 70x100cm 　Thailand

photo. Macau Triennial

Vimonmarn Khanthachavana

"Pincusion in hand 2005"

Woodblock, Offset 59.5x80cm Thailand

Participated Japanese Printmakers;

Takahiro Nagasawa

Fumihiko Nakato

Kazunari Negishi

Ayane Sato

Katsuaki Shigeno

Jun Shirasu

Emi Tanaka

M. O

Hornourable Particitants;

Tadayoshi Nakabayashi

Harumi Sonoyama

Japanese Jury;

Takeshi Kanazawa

Permission of photograph and contents of this page is the courtesy by Macau Triennial Organizer 2012.

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19.8.12

1st Macau Printmaking Triennial

Date: 17th November, 2012 / 17:00~ Grand Opening and Prize Reception

Venue: Old Court Building, Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government has organised the 1^st Macau Printmaking Triennial for the purpose of facilitating the international exchange of culture and arts, and encouraging local printmaking creation. It plans to invite a total of 11 countries and regions – namely, the Chinese Mainland, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao - assembling some 100 renowned printmaking artists from these various places to jointly participate in and display their works in the Triennial. As this is the 1^st Macau Printmaking Triennial, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will use Asia as the starting point, introducing participants to the development status of printmaking in Asia and establishing an exchange platform for the region’s printmaking circles.

Exhibition Venue: Old Court Building, Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao

Organiser: Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR Government

Co-Organiser: Printmaking Research Centre of Macau

Exhibition Co-ordinator: Mr. Wong Cheng Pou, Macao

URL　Macau Printmaking Triennial

Instituto Cultural do Governo da R.A.E. de Macau

SHIRAS STUDIO participate with Macau Printmaking Triennial as official co-ordinator.

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31.7.12

kon'nani hareta surano shitadewa poetry book by susumu domon / jun shirasu

"kon'nani harera sorano shitadewa" poem by susumu domon

etching illustration by jun shirasu 2012

36pages
6 poems by susumu domon
6 etchings by jun shirasu
1 etching plate produced by kaku maho
book design by sachiko koido

all texts are printed by etching type
hand binded
private edition

The first edition was pulished in 2001 with edition 1. This is the revised version with basic edition of 15. The project launched August 2011.
All text part is printed by etching, / paper German Hahnemuhle 300g.

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18.3.12

Cosmology of Blue and White 　Tile Workshop in Escola Catolica Estrela do Mar Macau

Cosmology of Blue and White / Escola Catolica Estrela do Mar Macau 2012

　Four days workshop was held in classes of 3rd form student at Escola Catolica Estrela do Mar Macau , including teachers' session during the last week in February. In Macau, despite its old quater is widely known as World Heritage and 16 century decoration tiles, there is no tile workshop, either one for designing. This trial session became presumably the first teaching course for Macanese students and the classes were full of enthusiasm.

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