About The Artist
Jenny Olsen is inspired by the traditional Japanese hot spring “onsen” which she regularly went to with her grandmother as a child. Honoring her Japanese heritage, Olsen used images from Japanese Edo prints to explore the theme of bathing. During the Edo period (1603-1868) prints depicting women...
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LaiSun Keane is a contemporary art gallery located at Sowa Art District in Boston with a focus on providing a platform for non-mainstream voices. 
Kami Suki (Combing Hair)
Artist: Jenny Olsen
Price:
$4,200.00
Medium: Painting
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Creation Date: 2024
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 48" x 36"
Condition: New
Finish: Unframed
About the Item: As someone who is one-quarter Japanese, bathing holds significant importance in my consciousness and upbringing. Soaking in the bathtub never fails to connect me with the little girl within and the traditional Japanese house we lived in while growing up in Taiwan. To further explore the subtext of the blending of time and space, I include two paintings of women in kimonos grooming themselves in the show. They are inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, particularly the "One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous Places of Edo" series.
About The Artist
Jenny Olsen is inspired by the traditional Japanese hot spring “onsen” which she regularly went to with her grandmother as a child. Honoring her Japanese heritage, Olsen used images from Japanese Edo prints to explore the theme of bathing. During the Edo period (1603-1868) prints depicting women in the act of grooming were heavily coded to show social rank and for educational purposes. Olsen’s interpretation places her friends in “Mirror, Mirror” and “Kami Suki”, giving the theme a contemporary spin. She received her MFA 2D Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2022. She was a recipient of the Saint Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist award and grant in 2022, Mass MoCA MassArt Alum Fellowship in 2022, and the “Best in Show'' winner of CAA’s National Prize Show in 2015.
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