BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6448@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20210801T000000Z DTEND:20210829T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is honored to have artist Bryan Ida display his unique Ink Po rtraits from his "con.Text" series in the JAMsj Rotating Exhibit area.\n\n <p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">In con.Text\, Bryan Ida’s series of a lmost life-size portraits of entire figures\, every decision —and each s troke of the pen — the artist has made\, contributes to the power\, impa ct and profound sense of humanity these works convey. Ida has portrayed ea ch of his subjects in a revealing moment adapted from their personal stori es\, while rooting them in the context of the historical narrative that sh aped them. Each portrait chronicles a human drama\, in a subtle but litera l way. Literal\, in that the artist has rendered the contours\, shapes and shading of the figures with transcribed text rather than line.\n\n<p styl e="white-space: pre-wrap\;">“con.Text” is a series of 12 life-sized po rtraits that relate historical events and documents to the lives of the su bjects who are in some way connected to current times. The portraits exami ne a broad range of subjects including racism\, civil rights\, human right s\, and man’s inhumanity toward man.\n\n<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\ ;">The intent of this series is to portray individuals as the embodiment o f strength and pride standing defiantly in the face of oppression and fear by a power against them. With the current social and political environmen t and the recent acts that repeat past abuse and injustice\, Bryan is atte mpting to view historic events in the context of the contemporary climate. \n\n<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Bryan Ida’s website:\n <a href="h ttps://bryanida.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">https://b ryanida.com/ </a>\n\n<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">con.Text artist st atement \n <a href="https://bryanida.com/about/"><span style="text-decora tion: underline\;">https://bryanida.com/about/ </a>  \n\n<p style="white- space: pre-wrap\;">Bryan Ida’s Biography :\n <a href="https://bryanida.c om/about/"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">https://bryanida.com /about/ </a>\n\n<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Detailed information on con.Text : \n <a href="https://bryanida.com/con-text-ink-portraits-on-pa nel/"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">https://bryanida.com/con- text-ink-portraits-on-panel/ </a>\n\n<p style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">To purchase the “con.text” book:\n <a href="https://www.blurb.com/b/9617 045-con-text">https://www.blurb.com/b/9617045-con-text</a>\n DTSTAMP:20241007T171225Z SUMMARY:“con.Text” by Bryan Ida URL:/en/events/2021/08/01/context-by-bryan-ida/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR