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Vicki
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Vicki Shiba
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The Vicki Shiba Gallery offers collectors the opportunity to engage with works of Asian art that project beauty, myth and magic. A mainstay on the Asian and Tribal art scenes, Vicki has helped build private and public collections throughout the world. Her gallery features ritual objects, statues, textiles, carpets, baskets and furniture from Tibet, Nepal, India, Indonesia, peninsular SE Asia, China, Japan, and the Pacific Rim. Himalayan painting and sculpture are her areas of specialization. " During my student years I spent time in Tokyo," Shiba says. "I loved going to art galleries and museums. That was the beginning of a lifelong Asian adventure." After three decades of frequent travel to Tibet, Nepal, India, Indonesia, peninsular Southeast Asia, China and Japan Shiba does four or five major shows each year, in San Francisco, New York and Santa Fe, New Mexico. " Over time I've developed greater appreciation for everyday items that emanate beauty as well function," she says. In Japan this tradition is called Mingei. It is a folk art tradition my parents shared with me, and I honor them by sharing it with others." "In keeping with the Buddhist tradition, I like to tell collectors that, sometimes, that which is most satisfying aesthetically is that which is lean and simple," Shiba says. |
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