Bonsai: Living Sculpture - Ancient and Modern

by Jacob Kulin - Producer and Curator
(Boston, MA)

Photo of 400 Year Old Shimpaku Juniper (Center)

March 5 - D SCALE, modern furniture design studio/gallery in Boston's South End, presents Bonsai as art during March's First Friday Open Studios event.

“In Japan, Bonsai are considered national treasures. It is our great pleasure to feature several historically significant Masterpiece Bonsai Trees from the Bonsai West collection. According to Michael Levin, owner of Bonsai West, ‘these trees have never been shown in a gallery setting before.’ This show was produced and curated by artist and sculptor Jacob Kulin, who, using his own artistic talent will be ‘presenting the trees in an innovative manner, reformulating some of the more conventional standards of display.’ ”
Dennis Duffy, Owner/Designer, D SCALE

First Friday Reception, March 5, 2010, 6pm - 8pm

D SCALE
520 Harrison Avenue, South End, Boston
RSVP info@dscalemodern.com
617-426-1055

Nearest T station: Orange Line/Back Bay or New England Medical
Parking: 520 Harrison Ave

Exhibit Dates:
March 4, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
March 5, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
March 6, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

D SCALE's regular hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm, and evenings by appointment

More info: www.dscalemodern.com

Bonsai West

Bonsai West will feature the works of some of the most acclaimed Bonsai artists in this country - as well as trees styled by artists in Japan, Korea, and China.

The Bonsai West collection consists of some of the oldest and most beautiful Bonsai trees outside of Japan. One such masterpiece in this exhibit is well over 400 years old, and has been collected from the wild. Bonsai West has become a destination for bonsai lovers from throughout the world.

More info: www.bonsaiwest.com

Jacob Kulin, Kulin Modern

For this event, Jacob Kulin highlights the significance of proper presentation of the bonsai. Jacob addresses the challenge of finding the proper balance between the bonsai, the pedestal/table on which it is placed, and the surrounding space it occupies.

The goal of the show is to explore the true beauty and artistic aesthetic of the bonsai, including technical composition and presentation. Many of the pedestals and tables were designed specifically to suit a given bonsai, a unique means of exhibiting these living, sculptural forms.

More info: www.kulinmodern.com