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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 4-14-2022 Art that Makes You 'Feel Seen' Carter Diggs Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Diggs, Carter, "Art that Makes You 'Feel Seen'" (2022). University of Mississippi News. 461. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/461 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchJacob Hashimoto’s ‘The Other Sun,’ a large-scale piece made of paper, bamboo, acrylic, cotton thread andwood, was inspired in part by the popular video game Minecraft, which Hashimoto played with his fatherduring its early days. Photo by Robert Jordan/UM MuseumArt that Makes You ‘Feel Seen’Jacob Hoshimoto transports visitors to fantastic landscapes, plans UMMuseum lecture for TuesdayAPRIL 14, 2022 BY CARTER DIGGSOXFORD, Miss. – When visitors step into artist Jacob Hashimoto’s abstract worlds at the University ofMississippi Museum and Historic Houses, he hopes that they can see faint reflections of the worldthey know and use them as a gateway to new ideas and perspectives.Within “The Other Sun,” the artist’s exhibit at the museum, thousands of small, simple kites hang fromthe ceiling. Together, however, these jungles of paper pieces meld into sweeping abstractedlandscapes.The UM Museum is hosting a digital artist reception and lecture from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday (April19) in the museum’s Speaker’s Gallery. Refreshments will be available alongside a gallery walkthrough,with Hashimoto delivering his talk via Zoom at 2 p.m.The event is free, but registration at https://museum.olemiss.edu/the-other-sun/ is required to join thevirtual session.“The University of Mississippi Museum is exceptionally honored and excited, in equal measure, to beexhibiting the stunning art of Jacob Hashimoto in our museum galleries and also in the exhibition spaceat William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak,” said Robert Saarnio, the museum’s director.“Mr. Hashimoto is a widely acclaimed visual artist with an international exhibition history earning broadcritical recognition, and our galleries have vibrantly sprung to life with his pieces.”Hashimoto first developed his aesthetic style 25 years ago at the end of a creative block during hisstudies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Originally an abstract landscape painter, he felt thepressure to make something that woulddifferentiate himself in the art world.“There was a sense that in order to participate inthe critical dialogue in this country you had tobite off a piece of that and see what you couldmake out of it,” he said.In the midst of his troubles, his father advisedRead the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsCivil Engineering Professor ReceivesMost-Cited Paper AwardOXFORD, Miss. – Peer recognition is arewarding experience for anyone, butUniversity of Mississippi researcher AmirMehrara Molan was elated when an articlehe co-authored recently received the MostCited Paper Award at the102nd Transportation Research Boardmeeting in the nation’s capital. TheInternational Journal of TransportationScience and Technology presented the civilengineeringMore Posts from this CategoryThank You To OurDonorsYoung Alumna Gives Back to Schoolof AccountancyOXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie JenningsTeague, of Chicago, sees her commitmentof $100,000 to the Patterson School ofAccountancy‘s new building at theUniversity of Mississippi as a means ofsaying “thank you.” “It is a way to show asmall token of my appreciation to OleMiss, the faculty and staff, and theaccountingMore Posts from this CategoryOle Miss In the NewsReuters: Keep an Eye on the MoneySupplyU.S. inflation roller coaster prompts freshlook at long-ignored money supply ByMichael S. Derby NEW YORK – Theamount of money sloshing around the U.S.economy shrank last year for the first timeon record, a development that someeconomists believe bolsters the case forU.S. inflation pressures continuing toNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannelThe small, kite-like pieces that Jacob Hashimoto usesto construct his artworks allow him to experiment withlayers and textures. Photo by Mary StantonKnight/University DevelopmentJacob Hashimoto in his studio.Photo by Anna WeirzbickaNot all of Jacob Hashimoto’s artworks are giantinstallation pieces. Smaller works, such as this one ondisplay at the UM Museum, allow him to experimentwith colors, textures and layers in fine detail. Photo byMary Stanton Knight/University Developmenthim to keep busy and to continue to create inhis studio, even if it was just kites or modelairplanes. As he began to make kites by hand inhis studio, the pieces started to fit together bothfiguratively and literally, evolving into his signature style.In the transition from landscape painting to installations, Hashimoto transferred some techniques over,he explained from his studio in Ossining, New York. The kites, acting almost as two-dimensionalobjects transposed into three-dimensional space, allow him to stack each image in layers as if thepiece were a painting.From there, viewers are encouraged to explore the space Hashimoto has created, the dissonancecaused by the kites’ dimensions urging them to think about perspective and how they see these worlds.“I was looking for ways to explore painting language through a different vocabulary,” he explained.“Installation really provided that for me.”Growing up, Hashimoto hadn’t always planned to become a full-time artist. Around the end of his time inChicago, however, he found that the art world was looking for people who could help produce new worksthat contribute to discussion within the medium.“When I was emerging in the mid-’90s, the art world was still reelingfrom the ’90s art crash,” Hashimoto said. “There just weren’topportunities to make a living from this. By the time I was out ofschool, things were picking up a bit, thankfully.”Along with painters such as Brice Marden and authors includingRobert Coover, Hashimoto also has taken a great deal of inspirationfrom video games and virtual worlds. The eponymous piece’s title isa reference to the 2011 sandbox game Minecraft, which Hashimotoplayed with his father during its early days.“I had been playing that game since you had to download it from aweird Swedish website,” Hashimoto said. “The video gamereferences are part of my relationship with my father.”When Mojang Studios began to produce its “Meet a Minecrafter”video series in 2020, things came full circle for Hashimoto. Eachepisode focused on a professional who either found inspiration in thegame or used it in their chosen field, and Hashimoto was selectedas one of the subjects.It’s easy to see the impact the game left on his art; the simple cubes of Minecraft coming together tocreate gigantic landscapes in a similar fashion to the kites in Hashimoto’s abstract worlds. Both standas complementary, yet contrasting, approaches to creating a world that gives viewers a freedom ofmovement and perspective while letting them come into contact with something much larger thanthemselves.Even with his intense fascination for virtual worlds, Hashimoto still has a soft spot for the specific kindsof experiences real-life art installations can bring.“I think art can make you feel seen,” Hashimoto said. “The way you experience the art is fundamental toits existence. Other technology tends to be alienating and big in a way that minimizes your experiencewith the world. …“You don’t have any authorship over it. When you’re in your body and walking through a physical space,I think it gives you a sense of authorship a digital environment might not give you.”Hashimoto’s art has been showcased in venues around the world, but his studio has always striven toengage with smaller communities away from the coasts. Hashimoto related his experience of growingup in a small town in Washington and howexciting visiting arts events could be.“It’s important to be able to have this sort ofongoing dialogue with your home,” Hashimotosaid. “I remember when bands would come totown. If we got access to culture in our smalltown, it was really important to people.“When you grow up in Manhattan, you can gosee any band, show or movie you want. You cando any of it, so none of it is meaningful. For us,a handful of things we were exposed to werehugely meaningful.Read the story …abate. The Federal Reserve’sMore Posts from this Category“I think about the kid growing up in Oxford who’s never seen something like this, and I think we can bethat for them.”“The Other Sun” will remain on display at the museum and at Rowan Oak through Sept. 3. The UMMuseum, at Fifth Street and University Avenue, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.Admission is free.For more information about “The Other Sun,” or the UM Museum in general, call 662-915-7073 or visithttps://museum.olemiss.edu/.FILED UNDER: FEATURED NEWS, NEWS RELEASES, UNIVERSITY MUSEUMRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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