h’i Contemporary Fine Art announces the opening of “Tea Bowls and tea bowls,” a group exhibition of Japanese tea bowls by Peter Callas, Joe Campbell, Kristin Muller, Takao Okazaki, and Shane Sellers.
Join them June 13 from 6-9 p.m. for a public reception with the artists at the gallery’s Williamsburg location, 293 Grand Street between Roebling and Havemeyer. The gallery’s regular hours are Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony Bowls have been a “staple” form in the ceramic arts for many centuries. They have gone through a series of changes based on the historic era in which they were made, ceramic materials used to build them, firing techniques used to finish them, and most importantly, the individual “taste” of the Tea Master procuring the bowls for use.
There are Summer Bowl shapes, Winter Bowl shapes, and those “in between” shapes that Okazaki jokingly claims are for late summer/early winter.
The exhibit consists of a minimum of 30 bowls, at least six from each artist, and will explore both the “traditional” styles and techniques, and the “not so traditional.”
For information, call 718-218-8939 or visit www.chicontemporaryfineart.com. The show runs through July 7.
