The Spring '98 Special Exhibition:

 The HISTORY ART WORK in CHIKATSU ASUKA - The HISTORY SHAPES
CHIKATSU ASUKA STUDIO - "PEOPLE and SHAPES - The PAST and the FUTURE."

This spring the theme is "shapes."

Have you ever seen patterns or shapes in the clouds that float across the sky?
Or ever thought about why you see them?
All things have shapes that we humans can perceive through our five senses.
Haven't you ever thought it strange how we do this?
How we perceive the shapes of things natural?
Such as snow crystals? Or maple leaves?
Or how we percive man-made shapes?
Like roofs of houses? Or kitchen utensils?
Some shapes change in the course of time. Other shapes almost never do.
How did the around us take on the shapes they posses?
Do they have to have those shapes?
What are the reasons for this?
This exhibition has to do with the perceptible shapes of things that were made during the Kofun and Asuka periods of Japanese history. In these things of old we may be able to see things of our day and age.
What can we find out? What will we be able to see?
These authentic looking replicas to use for this exhibition were made at this studio.
And now, you'll be able to see how we made them.

Now take your time and enjoy the strange world of shape making.


Main Exhibit
  1. Nakata tunnel tomb
    Bell-shaped harness pendant circa 6th century A.D.

  2. Sasahokoyama tumulus cluster No.2
    Man and Horse-shaped clay model circa 5th century A.D.

  3. Asobi-zuka tumulus
    Talc objects circa 5th century A.D.

  4. Funahashi Site
    Pots@circa 5th century A.D.

  5. Fujinoki tumulus
    Bell-shaped harness pendant circa 6th century A.D.

  6. Minani-zuka tumules
    Bell-shaped harness pendant circa 5th century A.D.

  7. Asuka-ike Site
    Metal objects production workshop circa 7th century A.D.

  8. Aoyama tumulus cluster No.2
    Clay cylinders circa 5th century A.D.


CONTENTS
PROGRAM 1

Internet Talking -Report Project Plan and Project Doing

PROGRAM 2

History Talk

1st HISTORY TALk San. April 24 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.(free)

ONOYAMA Setsu, Kyoto Universty, Professer emerritus
"Approach to the History Shapemaker -Chronological Shapes from Style, Design, Technique and Production system"

2nd HISTORY TALK Mon. May 4 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.(free)

Bernie Zubrowski , Education Development Center, Project Directer
"The Scinece Shapes"

PROGRAM 3

Elementary School Excursion through the Ancient Objects Work Program

PROGRAM 4

KIDS WORKSHOP San. May 3 1 p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)

Bernie Zubrowski , Education Development Center, Project Directer
"The Shapes of Science"

PROGRAM 5

  1. Let's make the Wooden tablet!
     San.April 19 1p.m.to 4 p.m.(free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; FUJINAGA Masaaki

  2. Let's make the leather sheath of the knife shaped-stone object
    Sat. April 25 1p.m to 4 p.m.(free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; MIYAKE Masahiro

  3. Let's make the knife sheped-stone object!
     San. May 17 1p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; ICHINOSE Kazuo

  4. Let's make the gilt bronze horse trapping!
     San. May 24 1p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; KURODA Kazumitsu

  5. Let's make the Glass bead!
     San. May 31 1p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; ICHINOSE Kazuo

  6. Let's make the portable ceramic cooking-hearth with open firing hood!
    San. Jun. 7 1p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; YAMAMOTO Akira

  7. Let's make the ancint burial mound!
    San. Jun. 14 1p.m.to 4 p.m. (free)
    Curriculum Coordinator; MUKAI Yukikazu



    PROGRAM 6

    Exhibition Display Contents April 14 to June 14
    Special Admission: \600/400
    Hours: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

      A.The Today to The Future -The world of Shape around us. The People are Shapemaker

    1. Touch
    2. Nature
    3. Image
    4. Past
    5. Shelter

      B.The Past to The Today -The Remain Shapes The Discover of The Object from the Kofun and Asuka Periods

    6. Origin
    7. Primitive and Copy
    8. Chemical Change
    9. Chronology
    10. Assemblage and association in The Ancient Studio

      C. Doing with the Kofun and Asuka Periods's People -The Ancient Objects are copy

    11. Model
    12. Replica
    13. Reproduction
    14. Shape making
Introduction of Mr.Bernie ZubrowskiBernie
RECENTLY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993-Present
Education Development Center, Project Director
1993-19691966`67
Senior Science Developer, Boston Children's Museum, MASS

PUBLICATIONS
Little Brown Children's Science Book Series:
Bubbles, Ball Point Pens, Milk Carton Blocks, Siphons and Water Pumps Drinking Straw Constructions, Chemistry of Cake Baking
iam Morrow Children's Science Book Series:
oons, Blinkers and Buzzers, Clocks, Raceways, Tops, Wheel at Work, Mirrors, Balancing Toys and Mobiles, Waves, Shadows and Pictures. and Pictures, Design a Soda

EXHiBITS AND SCULPTURES
/Bubbles (Boston Children's Museum, 1981-Present)
Hands on exhibit in which children could make giant bubbles and observe soap fil

by photo SOMEKAWA Kasumi


Raceways (Boston Children's Museum, 1982-Present)
Interactive exhibit in which children roll golf ball on tracks of eight different games.

by photo SOMEKAWA Kasumi



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