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Master calligrapher will demonstrate his art during Japan House event
Melissa
Mitchell, Arts Editor
217-333-5491; melissa@uiuc.edu
9/18/2006
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —
Master calligrapher Suizan Mochizuki will be the featured artist at
the annual fall open house on Oct. 7 at Japan
House.
The facility, at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, is an educational and
cultural facility focusing on Japanese arts, and is affiliated with
the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The open house is
scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with demonstrations by Mochizuki planned
at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. His artwork will be on view there all day.
The open house also will feature tea ceremonies, conducted throughout
the day by members of the Urbana-Champaign Association of Chado Urasenke
Tankokai.
Mochizuki, one of the most revered calligraphers in Japan, creates his
work in the kokotsubun style, known for its vigorous, expressive brushstrokes.
Kokotsubun, an ancient Chinese written language, is regarded as the
origin of modern-day Chinese pictographic characters.
During his visit to the area, Mochizuki also will conduct a number of
other public outreach events, including a calligraphy workshop, from
10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 30 at Japan House (registration required);
a lecture-demonstration at 2 p.m. Oct. 1 at the university’s Spurlock
Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana; and workshops and demonstrations
for schoolchildren, U. of I. students and community members at various
locations.
More information about Mochizuki’s scheduled activities, and
other upcoming Japan House events, is available on the Web or
by calling 244-9934.
