Makoto Kanaya: Plant Planet

February 1 - 18, 2007
Opening reception: Saturday February 3, 2-4 pm

Jacana Gallery invites you to attend the opening of Plant Planet, new works in oil by Makoto Kanaya. Kanaya was born and educated in Japan, but has made much of the world his subject matter, painting the detailed landscapes of his travels, ncluding the tropical lushness of the Hawaiian Islands.

The extraordinary diversity and breadth of plant life fascinates and becomes the focus of Kanaya’s detailed and vivid renderings of the natural landscape. He often chooses dynamic and unusual perspectives: looking straight up into a papaya tree canopy against a clear blue sky, or a magnified view of exotic jade vines in heightened surreal colours. But Kanaya is rendering a faithful vision of the plant world, and Plant Planet is no exception.

JACANA Gallery
2435 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
www.jacanagallery.com
604.879.9306