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Yoko Harr's ceramic, "Tree of Life," is part of "Exploring the Feminine -- New Ideas of Beauty" exhibit.
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Exploring the feminine
Female artists explore styles and sensibilities in this exhibition
FOUR female artists share their personal expressions of the feminine in a show at Sub-Zero/Wolf, the upscale appliance showroom that also treats its customers to fine-art exhibitions.
The space's current show is "Exploring the Feminine -- New Ideas of Beauty," featuring mixed media, oils, ceramics and embroidery pieces by Keiko Hatano, Yoko Haar, Tsugumi Iwasaki Higbee and Noriko Wakayama.
Employing a traditional woman's medium -- embroidery -- Hatano creates eye-catching pieces that display vibrant red flowers stitched onto a nontraditional background: camouflage fabric. Hatano utilizes the works as a forum for commentary; the variety of flowers represent countries in which people have been killed due to war or political repression.
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Noriko Wakayama's oil on canvas, "English Tea Gardens," is on display at the Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom.
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The other works offer a range of styles and sensibilities. Haar's ceramics are subdued and understated, while Higbee's mixed-media pieces are rich with color and interest for their various materials.
Wakayama displays a diversity of style with lush floral oils that convey a sense of the traditionally feminine; in contrast, her mixed-media pieces are more graphically inclined works that present a modern sensibility.
"Exploring the Feminine" runs through Jan. 21 at the Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom at the corner of Piikoi and King streets.
Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays. Call 597-1647.
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Tsugumi Iwasaki-Higbee's "Indispensable Element" is a mixed-media piece.
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"A Red Hat," by Noriko Wakayama, is also a mixed-media work.
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Keiko Hatano's "Since the Beginningless Time" references the senseless deaths of citizens of America, Iraq, Iran, Italy and Turkey.
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