Takarasuka

Lola Fernández, artist

born 1926

Takarasuka, 1962

Portfolio/Series title: Serie Oriente (Eastern Series)

Where object was made: Costa Rica

Material/technique: oil; canvas board

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 120 x 80 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Pierre Stouse

Accession number: 1977.0074

Not on display

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Forms of Thought

One of the leading modern painters of Costa Rica, Fernández left her native Colombia for Costa Rica at the age of three. In 1961, Fernández was awarded an UNESCO Creative Arts Grant that allowed her to spend a year in Asia. She split the majority of her time between Japan and India. The trip resulted in the Serie Oriente (Eastern Series), a series of paintings, to which this piece belongs. The thick, black, gestural mark across a neutral background evokes East Asian calligraphy.

Forms of Thought

One of the leading modern painters of Costa Rica, Fernández left her native Colombia for Costa Rica at the age of three. In 1961, Fernández was awarded an UNESCO Creative Arts Grant that allowed her to spend a year in Asia. She split the majority of her time between Japan and India. The trip resulted in the Serie Oriente (Eastern Series), a series of paintings, which includes this one. The thick, black, gestural mark across a neutral background evokes East Asian calligraphy.

Exhibition Label:
"Forms of Thought," Oct-2014, Kris Ercums
One of the leading modern painters of Costa Rica, Fernández left her native Colombia for Costa Rica at the age of three. In 1961, Fernández was awarded an UNESCO Creative Arts Grant that allowed her to spend a year in Asia. She split the majority of her time between Japan and India. The trip resulted in the Serie Oriente (Eastern Series), a series of paintings, which includes this one. The thick, black, gestural mark across a neutral background evokes East Asian calligraphy.