Or so Maki Tamura, the visiting artist from last week, would have us believe.

I’m not so sure.

Tamura is an exceptional artist with an obsessive eye for detail and color. I wish you all could have gone to her visit last Tuesday, but here are some examples of her work with paper and watercolor.

And an installation from last September (the picture should link to the gallery website):

Don’t let the decorative appearance of her work fool you–Tamura has an involved ideology (and profound sense of irony) fundamental to her work. I love the idea of the artist-philosopher; we all should be challenging the notions of art as we progress in ability and creativity.