“Travelling extensively in Japan, discovering aspects of its unique culture, heritage and history, inspired a number of drawings and paintings. Western observers often perceive what appear to be contradictory aspects of Japanese life; contradictions that help give the nation its compelling attraction for many of us. Some of these fascinating incongruities inform a number of pieces in this gallery.”

Highlighted works: 'First view of Mount Fuji' & 'Second View of Mount Fuji' - “These almalgams of a view of the landscape as depicted by the printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), with foregrounds occupied by modern artefacts and infrastructure, refer to Japan’s technological revolution in parallel with the continuing deep ties of the people to the natural environment.”