Ursula demonstrates Ikebana – a japanese sogestu art form
Meet Swiss born Ikebana artist Ursula Altenbach, who has thrilled India with her abstract interpretations. A senior teacher at Sogetsu School, she has been teaching the art of Ikebana for many years, and has conducted several exhibitions all over Europe & Brazil. Her solo exhibition in Ikebana & Art, partly with her students at Hilton Hotel in Sao Paulo, was displayed for around six weeks.
There are many wonderful Ikebana schools in Japan and I represent the ‘SOGETSU‘ school which was founded in 1927 by Sofu Teshigahara. It was in contemporary style at that time. The keywords for Ikebana are Shape, Lines and Form. It is a creative art with rules and once the rules are learned, we are free to create our personal expressions using varied materials. One of the oldest ikebana schools is ‘Ikenobo’.
Ikebana artist Ursula Altenbach with the Consul General of Brazil Her Excellency Rosimar da Silva Suzano, and the
Consul General of japan His Excellency Mr. Yoshiaki Ito