Makoto Fujimura, recently appointed Director of Fuller's Brehm Center, is an artist, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural shaper. A Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts. In 2014, the American Academy of Religion named Makoto Fujimura as its ’2014 Religion and the Arts’ award recipient. This award is presented annually to an artist, performer, critic, curator, or scholar who has made a significant...
Overview
"Walking on Water - Azurite" is Makoto Fujimura’s official entry for ArtPrize 2014 Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Acton Building. “Walking on Water” is a work of exceptional beauty; a visually and physically impressive 8 foot x 11 foot mineral pigment on polished gesso. Acton’s Prince Broekhuizen Gallery inside the DeVos Family Conference Center will also feature additional Fujimura works from his art series, “The Four Holy Gospels”.
In this short film, we document the process of preparing an exhibition space in the Acton Building upon which to display Fujimura's monumental work.
