Event Name: Sundering Microcosm, An Art Exhibition
Date: May. 17, 2022
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Location: Link, 2nd Floor
Contact: Jave Moshimoto, jave.yoshimoto@gmail.com
Description: Sundering Microcosm is a collection of selected works from Omaha based artist, Jave Yoshimoto. The mix of works include screen printed pieces, as well as laser cut relief sculptures built at Nebraska Innovation Studio. The works displayed focus on stories gathered from his travels across the country and internationally, based on manmade and natural disasters, as well as humanitarian issues based on his encounters with international refugees in Greece, as well as the volunteers he had worked with at Lighthouse Relief, a Swedish non-profit organization focused on providing dignified humanitarian relief, and his observations of the effect of the pandemic on our daily lives.
Jave Gakumei Yoshimoto is an artist and educator of multi-cultural background. He was born in Japan to Chinese parents and immigrated to California at a young age. Yoshimoto has since traveled and lived in various states, which influenced his artistic practice. He believes in creating art works that are socially conscious and true to his authentic self.
To learn more about Jave and his work, please visit https://www.javeyoshimoto.com. This art exhibition is free and open to the public daily from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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