| Takako Yamaguchi's images are dreamlike abstractions of the natural world, combining delicately precise marks and painterly tonalities. Related to the monumental seascapes of Nineteenth Century European Romanticism with their dis-quieting intimations of a limit-less horizon and fathomless depth, Yamaguchi’s paintings are at least equally influenced by the fabric design of kimo-nos from her native Japan, where boldly abstract patterns and delicate representations of nature are playfully juxta-posed. In her newer paintings, this intersection of sensibili-ties, East and West, decorative and sublime, make for an un-expected and powerful mix. |
