An exhibition of contemporary Japanese art “Fragile balance” was held at the State Museum of Art of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after A. Kasteev.

           The exhibition featured the work of nine contemporary Japanese artists working in different styles. At the same time, the unifying point of all of them is the skillful use of traditional technologies and techniques of Japanese graphics and the creation of new, modern works based on them, the depth and originality of the paintings will not allow anyone to simply pass by.

           2nd year students of the Department of Japanese Studies of the Department of the Far East attended this exhibition. Rakhmankulov Arthur shared his impressions: “Just going into the gallery and only slightly looking at the paintings on the walls, I immediately realized:“ This is not what I imagined going to the exhibition of Japanese engraving. But I definitely like it. To the left of the entrance there is a series of paintings in the style of "Ukiyo-e", but clearly different from the paintings created just in the period of the appearance and development of this direction. Stories familiar to everyone are depicted using bright colors and wide lines, which did not at all create a feeling of "heaviness" not inherent in the genre itself, but remained all the same light and dynamic.

           On the other side of the gallery there were other equally impressive paintings. They depicted still lives on a black background, consisting of various objects of Japanese cultural life. Deep, bright colors, contrasting with the black background, mesmerized my eyes and caused me a feeling of “inner emptiness”. I think everyone would have felt a similar feeling when they saw these pictures.

            In addition to these works, many other paintings were presented at the exhibition, endowed with a special atmosphere and aesthetics, which should be seen by everyone who is interested in art. For me, visiting the exhibition “Fragile Balance” was a memory that, in its fullness, is equivalent to the word “beauty” and to which I will come back more than once in search of inspiration. ”