Harmony and strength, beauty and inspiration, the Japanese calligraphy artist Sisyu enchanted the audience of the Archaeological Museum with the action painting that preceded the inauguration of "L'arte nell'incontro", her second institutional exhibition in Italy strongly desired by the Luciana Matalon Foundation. A fusion of different expressive techniques, the artist's works will remain on display until August 27: suspended calligraphic sculptures and unpublished paintings on canvas made with ancient Italian techniques, Sisyu is esteemed by the Japanese government as a profound disseminator of the country's culture.
Exhibited in various parts of the world, including America and France, among his first participations in Italy the installation for the entrance to the Japan Pavilion, on the occasion of Expo Milano 2015. At the end of the performance, the artist wanted to describe the symbolisms of his impromptu work, a great eagle and a bright dawn rising over it.
«The ideogram you see, "Goen", is a word that doesn't exist in Italian but you and I are here precisely because of this word - he said - In Japan we believe in a great and invisible form of power: if we act with good intentions we create good things, luck opportunities. The eagle symbolizes people, strength, trust and sincerity. The wings represent the fact of taking flight after the dark periods we have gone through. Heartfelt thanks - he concluded - I wish you many new "Goen" for your future".
Next to the artist, the curator of the exhibition, Nello Taietti. «Sisyu is one of the most important Japanese artists – she said – started on the rudiments of calligraphy by her grandmother, she has given a contemporary look to the ideograms that have evolved and changed according to her mood. His paintings start from the mind, the heart and the arm. From the mind because they enclose the story of his ancestors and of Japan, from the heart where the emotions one feels are and then from the arm which represents the execution of the work».
The Mayor of Olbia, Settimo Nizzi, was present at the event and thanked Sisyu for «the exciting performance and the precious painting donated to the city». The work will become part of the museum's permanent collection.
