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For Immediate Release
Mu: Beyond Duality
Sculptures
by Junichiro Iwase
September 15 - November 10, 2017
Opening Reception | Friday,
September 15, 3 - 6pm
Meet the Artist | Junichiro
Iwase will be in attendance from 4pm -
6pm
Art Beatus
(Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd is very
pleased to present returning gallery
artist Junichiro Iwase in his solo
exhibition of new sculptures, MU:
Beyond Duality. These works
were inspired by Zen Buddhist teachings of
'Mu', or 'nothingness', which Junichiro
describes as “arriving at a point of
transcendence”.
 The sculptures in his
latest exhibition are minimal, conceptual
and interactive. A prominent feature in
this collection of works is the
transparent tube containing brightly
coloured solutions and an air bubble
resembling a spirit level. However, as
visually compelling and fascinating as
these works are, Junichiro wanted
to place more importance on their function
rather than form – primarily, their
purpose is to help one find their centre
and to lay conflicting questions to rest.
The artist intended that these works can
be utilized as tools for meditation in
order to strive for 'Mu' where, according
to Junichiro, one can “...find
balance between duality and to rise above
it.” The artist states, “Mu recognizes
that there is no definitive right or
wrong, true or false, or good or bad.” As
such, Junichiro adds, “...the
sculpture is the empty space inside the
bubble. Everything else is secondary,
serving as a pedestal or supportive
structure.”
Born in Japan in 1971 and raised in
Canada, Junichiro Iwase and his
family immigrated to Richmond, BC in 1972,
where he currently lives and works. Iwase
graduated from Johnson Atelier Institute
of Sculpture in New Jersey in 1997, and
since then has participated in local and
international art exhibitions, residences,
biennials, workshops and public
commissions in Asia, Australia and North
America.
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