Mayumi Taguchi is the new resident of the Alfredo Andersen Museumand takes up residency at the academy until May 31. With watercolor becoming the main artistic language, the Japanese artist’s work builds up nuances of color and light through the technique’s characteristic transparency.
Gathering experiences around the world, she has lived in many countries, including Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, where she decided to leave her career as a designer and devote herself exclusively to watercolors. From Europe, he arrived in Brazil in 2022, and chose Curitiba in particular to start a new experience.
“For me, art has no borders. It transcends difficulty with a new language and a new culture,” says Mayumi, who faces the artistic journey with receptivity and curiosity so that the new continent can inspire her work and add to her cultural heritage.
During her residency, the artist strives to explore Brazilian landscapes and local elements in watercolor, and seeks to create different languages that incorporate her artistic repertoire, and her affinity for designing scenarios with objects.
Connecting with the work of Alfredo Andersen, Mayumi has been exploring the collection and seeking to fuse watercolor and contemporary technique in the vein of the father of Paraná painting. Both are foreigners in Brazil, even if they are in different dates and contexts. The watercolorist sees many traces of oriental art in some Norwegian works, such as the work “Dua Racas”, from 1932.
Challenge is the word for this residence, she said. Inspired by “finding comfort through the uncomfortable”, every day Mayumi pursues an unusual style or method of painting, such as drawing with only her left hand, observing something under the glass table, or even experimenting with drawing the impressive 100 sketches in four hours.
Despite being heavily inspired by the classic watercolorist John Singer Sargent, Mayumi seeks fresh atmospheres for her work in informal meetings with artists and enthusiasts, as well as social communication that overcomes language barriers.
One such exchange took place with the visit of a contemporary watercolor artist from Paraná, João Paulo Carvalho, one of the first masters of watercolor painting at the Alfredo Andersen Academy, in a dialogue about experiences, techniques and artistic visions.
In addition to contributing to the museum’s collection by handing over the record at the end of the residency, the artist’s presence in the studio animates the museum’s space, contributing to promotion with the local community, as she shares her artistic and artistic experiences with visitors. knowledge.
The general public and educational groups can visit the artist Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Residency by Mayumi Taguchi
Until May 31st
Visits are Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm
Appointments at [email protected]
Alfredo Andersen Museum – Rua Mateus Lim, 336 – Curitiba
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