Winds of Artist in Residence 2013 Part 2

The Artist in Residence Program Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) invites emerging artists from Asian countries and regions to promote diverse artistic and cultural exchange programs though art-making and workshops.

For this year’s second term of the program, Sameer Tawde from India and Baasanjav Choijiljav from Mongolia were invited and stayed for 70-days from September.  We are pleased to announce an exhibition, Winds of Artist in Residence 2013 Part2, highlighting the achievements of the artists during their time in Fukuoka.

Researching the Lantern Dolls of Yame Fukushima Shrine and the other Karakuris of Fukuoka, Sameer Tawde has created photo-works focusing on these Karakuri automatons.  On the other hand, Baasanjav Choijiljav has made 13 oil paintings featuring the landscapes and culture of Japan and Mongolia.  On top of their art making activities, they have carried out a series of workshops.  We would like to invite you to see the outcomes of their art-making and exchanges in this exhibition.

In conclusion, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Agency of Cultural Affair which subsidizes our program as one sphere of “Program of Forming of International Points of Communication for Arts and Culture” and all individuals who contributed their efforts to help make the Artist in Residence Program and the exhibition possible.

Sameer Tawde
Born in Mumbai, 1978

Conducting a research about culture, history, and folklore, the artist creates photographs and video works forcing on these subjects.  Sameer has photographed automata and Hindu mythology-based plays, which can be found throughout Mumbai and published a photo collection featuring the automata culture.  During his stay in Fukuoka, he implemented t researches about Karakuri automata, especially the Lantern doll of Yame and created photographs focusing on the Karakuri, juxtaposing with the automata in Mumbai.  Furthermore, the artist carried out animation making workshops with the technique of stop motion. (Residency Period: September 11 – November 19)

Baasanjav Choijiljav
Born in Tuv Aimag, Mongolia, 1977

Incorporating new subjects and motifs, “New Mongolian painting” is emerging and getting much attention in recent years.  Baasanjav is one of the foremost young artists in the field of such New Mongolian Painting, known for his caricatures-like style and political and environmental reference.  In Fukuoka, he has created 13 paintings that draw on the traditional Mongolian painting featuring Mongolian and Fukuoka life and landscapes.  The artist also conducted painting workshops. (Residency Period: September 11 – November 19)