IKUKO DEGUCHI-PETERS
BANYAN TREES IN
SRI LANKA
IKUKO DEGUCHI-PETERS
3 DECEMBER 2015 - 17 DECEMBER 2015
For many years I painted natural forms; like landscapes, humans, animals and plants in classical techniques. It refreshed the basics of my drawing techniques of line and perspective which I had learned at an early age. But due to my experience as a sculptor, I was no longer satisfied with flat surfaces. Parallel to these motives, I began to create with the idea of three dimensional paintings. Technically that did not mean moulding a relief, but create the impression of being inside, or going through the painting, rather than viewing it from outside. Twenty years ago, I went to the Andaman Islands in India on a holiday from Pakistan. That is where I first saw Banyan trees. Since then, it was deep inside my conscience. Ten years later, when I arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time, I saw the Banyan trees again. Primitivity and strong life of this tree became my main theme from that moment. I like using perspective form which is very different from Japanese art. Using Acrylic paint is a very practical method. I don’t use oil at all. I have developed my own technique by combining Japanese and European art techniques. IKUKO DEGUCHI-PETERS DECEMBER 2015
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA I, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 102cm, LKR 320,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA II, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 98 x 80cm, LKR 190,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA III, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 98 x 75cm, LKR 220,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA IV, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 98 x 80cm, LKR 240,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA V, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 79 x 79cm, LKR 190,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA VI, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 86 x 86cm, LKR 220,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA VII, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 46 x 46cm, LKR 80,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA VIII, 2015, Mixed media on canvas , 50 x 50cm, LKR 70,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA IX, 2015, Mixed media on canvas , 54 x 50cm, LKR 70,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA X, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 46 x 46cm, LKR 80,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XI, 2015, Mixed media on canvas,128 x 50cm, LKR 180,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XII, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 50cm, LKR 220,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XIII, 2015, Mixed media on silk, 25 x 25cm, LKR 55,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XIV, 2015, Mixed media on rice paper, 37 x 26cm, LKR 50,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XV, 2015, Mixed media on silk, 18 x 13cm, LKR 40,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XVI, 2015, Mixed media on rice paper, 24 x 18cm, LKR 45,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XVII, 2015, Mixed media on silk, 21 x 26cm, LKR 55,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XVIII, 2015, Mixed media on silk, 11 X 16cm, LKR 30,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XIX, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 50cm, LKR60,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XX, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 60, LKR 75,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XXI, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 24 x 18cm, LKR 45,000
BANYAN TREES IN SRI LANKA XXII, 2015, Mixed media on rice paper, 21 x 15cm, LKR 40,000
IKUKO DEGUCHI-PETERS b. 1944 Education 1963
Diploma of Bachelor of Arts, Tama University of Art, Faculty of Sculpture, Tokyo, Japan
1969
Master of Arts, Tama University of Art, Faculty of Sculpture, Tokyo, Japan
Solo Exhibitions (Selected) 1970
Nirenoki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1971
Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1974
Studio Radio Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1979
White Sand Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya
1980
Culture Bridge, Bochum, Germany
1985
Hyatt Hotel, Gizan, Saudi Arabia
1987
General Consulate of Japan, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1992
Theater Die K채uze, Karlsruhe, Germany
1992
Berlin-Brandenburgische Auslandsgesellschaft e.V.
1992
Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft, Potsdam, Germany
1993
Kreishandwerkskammer Bochum, Bochum, Germany
1996
The Gallery, Quetta, Pakistan
1997
Gallery Okabe Tokyo, Japan
1997
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
1998
Gallery Okabe, Tokyo, Japan
2000
Gallery Okabe, Tokyo, Japan
2000
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2001
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
2001
Moon Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
2001
Restaurant Konomi, Heidelberg, Germany
2003
Volksbank, Schriesheim, Germany
2004
Ginza Yoshimizu, Tokyo, Japan
2005
CafĂŠ Erdmann, Hirschheim. Germany
2006
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2006
Best Water Technology, Schriesheim, Germany
2008
Qibab Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
2008
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2010
Qibab Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
2010
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2012
Time & Space Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2013
Christy Art Gallery, Dansui, Taiwan
2014
The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Group Exhibitions 1969
Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1979
Severin Sea Lodge, Mombasa, Kenya
1979
Gallery Watatsu, Nairobi, Kenya
1980
Gallery Smend, Cologne, Germany
1981
Gallery Hinterhof, Dortmund, Germany
1991
Weisse Gallery, Cologne,Germany
2001
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
2002
ARTlierfest, Hirschberg, Germany
2003
Kunstfoerderverein, Weinheim, Germany
2003
Schmueckhaus, Schriesheim, Germany
2010
Ghaf Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
2011
IP Gallery, Falien, Taiwan
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