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Beer With a Painter: Barbara Takenaga

Japanese-American artist Barbara Takenaga discusses her approach to painting in an interview published by Hyperallergic. The conversation addresses her sense of place as a “paint dot in the universe” and her use of disruption in her canvases.

Illustrative photo · Photo by Alina Rossoshanska · Pexels

Hyperallergic published an interview with Japanese-American artist Barbara Takenaga titled “Beer With a Painter: Barbara Takenaga.”

The conversation discusses Takenaga’s place as a paint dot in the universe and her approach of embracing disruption in her canvases.

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