Seika University Show at the Kyoto Metro Art Museum

I went to the Kyoto Metropolitan Museum of Art today to see the Seika University Graduation Works Show. As usual, I was impressed by the incredibly high level of the work from these young artists. Coming hard on the heels of the excellent Nitten (All Japan) show at the same museum, I thought how lucky I was to live in a city where exhibitions like this are a regular occurrence.

Here's the museum:


Here's a nice silkscreen:


Here's an interesting multimedia piece:


Here's an oil painting that reminded me of Bosch. This one made me think of Central Services in the movie "Brazil." Of course, in that move, there was no "ghost in the machine."


Here's a great abstract oil:


Here's an interesting ceremic work that looks like a ritual object from a Himalayan kingdom that never existed: