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Junko Azukawa grew up overlooking the picturesque Sea of Japan
from her northern Japanese home city of Toyama. Her lifelong study
of the art of calligraphy began at the age of five at the acclaimed
Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy.
In recent years, Junko has been privileged to study directly
from the head of the Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy, Shiro Aoyagi,
one of Japan’s most prominent calligraphy artists. Junko has been
able to develop confidence as an artist under his guidance and
began to understand that a full and rich existence can be the
reward of a life devoted to the study and practice of
calligraphy.
Junko arrived in Melbourne in 2005 and has had three art
exhibitions
In 2006, Junko met Sumi-e artist and Zen master, Andre Sollier,
and became his student. He taught Junko the importance of the
relationship between calligraphy and Sumi-e. This encounter proved
to be a turning point in her life. Junko now tries to spread the
warmth she found in Andre's work through her own art.
Junko draws much of her inspiration from the aesthetic of
Japanese artist/musician, Chara, and Junko’s work emulates the
colour schemes derived from the Kimono fabrics she uses in her art
works. Junko’s art is a condensation of the world around her.
Curriculum
Vitae
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A Tender Heart
60 cm x 60cm
sumi - iinks and colours on rice paper on wood
frame
with Japanese embroidered silk edge.
Eternity
20 cm x 50 cm
sumi - inks and colours on rice paper on wood
frame
with Japanese woven fabric edge
To Live
152.5 cm x 35.5 cm
sumi - inks and colours on rice paper on wood
frame
with Japanese woven fabric edge.
The Colour of Dreams
20 cm x 40 cm
sumi - inks and colours on rice paper on wood
frame
with Japanese woven fabric edge
Timing
sumi ink on paper
86 x 183
SOLD
You and Me
92 x 184cm
sumi - inks and colours on rice paper on wood
frame
with Japanese fabric edge.
The World 'Sekai'
91 x 121
sumi - inks and colours on rice paper on canvas
frame
with Japanese silk fabric edge.
Turning point
sumi ink on papaer on canvas frame, silk
mount
SOLD
Cherry Blossoms
sumi ink on paper
50 x 120cm
SOLD
Path
sumi ink on paper
122 x 91
SOLD
Snow
Sumi ink on paper on canvas, silk border
SOLD
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