Title: SHIKI: 4-SEASONS LINEAR CALENDAR 1999.01 / Dimensions: 1.3 meters x 9.14 meters
Large mixed-media work depicting the changing colors, flora and moods of the 4 seasons, as well as the 365 days of the year, the days corresponding to the equinoxes and solstices, and the 52-weeks of the year. It allows the viewer to sense the annual cycle of the seasons at a single glance and to locate any given day on the calendar. Image shown here is a scale model.
To view images of the actual work-in-progress, please click on the thumbnail images below: 1) SHIKI/Winter: Blustery Blizzard 2) SHIKI/Winter: Snow-covered Sasanqua Hedge in bloom> 3) Scrolling machine for creatingSHIKI: 4-SEASONS LINEAR CALENDAR seen in rear view
4) SHIKI/Spring: Bare Persimmon Tree
5) SHIKI/Cultivated Field of Rapeseed
5) SHIKI/ Cherry Trees, Bare, Blooming, with Leaves