Highland Park, January 31, 2018 – Mayu Burr, an artist specializing in Japanese Saimitsu painting will have an exhibit at the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue, from February 3 through February 28, in the meeting room. The artist will also display sketches and origami in the main hall display case. A reception will be held on Sunday, February 18 from 2:00 PM through 4:00 PM. Light Kosher refreshments will be served and the public is welcome.
Mrs. Burr specializes in capturing and enhancing the minute details of the world around her, including people and tiny creatures. At the other end of the spectrum from the French Impressionist School, Mayu is the foremost proponent of the School of Extreme Selective Détaillé, known as E.S.D. Art or (Saimitsu) in Japan. The extreme precision of her rendering evokes the masterpieces of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille (1848 – 1912). Mayu sees and draws what the impartial camera lens misses. You might notice in her sketches, people who have performed at the library or from local shops.
Mrs. Burr’s pieces also highlight her skills at rendering three dimensional objects.
