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is to show viewing stones in exhibitions that include
sculptures, ceramics and other artworks that have a
resonance with viewing stones. Experiencing viewing
stones in the context of contemporary artworks raises
intriguing questions about the distinctions between
creating and collecting, the intent of the artist and ac-
cidents of nature, venerable traditions and contempo-
rary practice and East and West.
The future of Contemporary Viewing Stone
Appreciation is in the hands of the creative individual.
Innovators whose practice is informed by established
conventions and who are open to experiment and
willing to risk failure will determine the direction
of viewing stone collection and display in the 21st
century.
Artist and curator Richard Turner is a Professor Emeritus at Chap-
man University where he taught contemporary Asian art history
and studio art. He lived in Saigon, Vietnam from 1959 -1961. He
studied Chinese painting and language in Taipei in 1963-1964
and Indian miniature painting in Jaipur, Rajasthan in 1967 -1968
while on a Fulbright scholarship. As Director of Chapman Uni-
versity’s Guggenheim Gallery, he curated several exhibitions that
examined the art and issues of Asian-American communities in
California and the contemporary art of Asia. One of these, Home/
Office Landscapes featured works by artists that were inspired by
their interest in Chinese and Japanese viewing stones. His current
studio work, which can be seen on Tumblr at stonestudio13, is
sculptures and drawings based on viewing stones. Mr Turner is
indebted to Hao Sheng author of Fresh Ink Ten Takes on Chinese
Tradition.
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installation view. Potomac
Viewing Stone Group, National
Arboretum, Washington DC
2013.
34 ELEMENTAL/Of the Earth,
installation view showing work
by Richard Turner and Seth
Kaufman. Stuart Haaga Gallery,
Descanso Gardens, CA.

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