Michael Lin @Beppu, Japan

Permanent Installation "Onsenbouquet"
BANK is thrilled to see new commissioned project by artist Michael Lin, "Onsenbouquet", being presented throughout Beppu City, Japan.

Michael Lin makes paintings of the patterns and designs found in people’s daily lives, enlarging them to a scale that defies conventional notions of painting. While researching the city of Beppu, he found inspiration in the colorful yukatas, or summer kimonos, that he saw at the onsen (hot spring) inns and dressmakers in the shopping districts, as well as the tiles on building exteriors and inside onsens.

 

In Beppu, which is known for its onsens, visitors often wear yukatas as loungewear. Similarly, tiles are commonplace throughout the country, but have particular ties to Beppu’s architecture and evolving hygienic practices.
Patterns from the yukata and tiles will be spread throughout the city in the form of a mural and posters, interacting with space and people in different ways. In these various ways, Lin’s patterns will integrate into the daily life of the city.
2023.03.20-
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