Tea Vessel 26
DESCRIPTION
Japanese watercolor painting on paper | 2018
Saying Stop to the Screen - Saying Yes to the Brush is a series of works depicting objects related to contemporary tea culture. Each painting was created within ten minutes, during which a cup of tea would also be savored. The simple action and enjoyment of painting are celebrated simultaneously.
DIMENSIONS
8.25 x 6 inches
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
Floated: 12.25 x 10 x 1.25 inches
AUTHENTICITY
Signed by the artist.
“Contemporary cultures are often extremely fast and ever-changing. My practice engages with slower tasks which demand commitment and help us to focus our attention. In my paintings, I depict activities such as growing plants and preparing and sharing tea, which also are parts of my daily life.”
About the Artist
Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck
Transdisciplinary artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck's practice includes painting, drawing, collage, photographic prints, sculpture, and publishing. Tagada Hoffbeck shows extensively in Far-East Asia and Europe. Selected public and private collections include Design Museum (Gent, BE), Booklet Art Library (Tokyo, JP), Clinique Rhena (Strasbourg, FR), and Los Angeles Contemporary Archives (Los Angeles, US)
Portrait photograph by Aloha Bonser-Shaw for TOAST, 2023
In the Studio
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