Education
2000-2002 Edinburgh College of Art / Heriot-Watt University,
MFA in Tapestry
1995-1999 Seian College of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan,
BA (Hons) in Textile Art
About my work
The theme of my work is “time and memories”.
Time and memories come into existence in
relation
to social surroundings and the natural
environment. My everyday life is closely related
to the people
and the nature around me.
In daily life with other people and evens, my memories are constantly
increased through
experiences such as pleasure, impression, love, competition, anger, sadness and
so on.
As a result of those experiences or
feeling for the time, past, present and the future, I
have
tried to give some form to my memories by drawing.
In the process of building up my memories, weaving is a very important process for me.
I like to weave,
instead of just drawing, or using computer aided design, because I can give
new life to the
exclusive
range of textures and colours of materials used in the slow process.
With variety materials,
the time
and memories turn into visual and tactile tapestry. Expressive
new mediums such as
different kinds
of papers and metallic fibres also fascinate me. When
the materials are interlaced with
traditional materials, the weaving shows me interesting lights
and shadows from familiar mediums.
Although I love using own developed techniques to make interesting forms on my tapestry,
I mainly
apply in traditional way of “tsudure”, goblin weaving. This long lasting, historical yet
simple technique
which has been used to express intrinsic art of tapestries’ beauty may also
be used to express modern art of tapestries’ beauty. Sometimes a latent power seems to exist
in traditional techniques.
For this reason, I have applied this technique in my own work.
By feeling the time is passing,
I keep weaving and drawing to make tangible form of “time and memories”.
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Commission Work
Commission Work for private and public will be happily undertaken by request.
Object range
- Public art
- Architectural forms
- Exhibition pieces
- Wallhangings
commission work for Mr.Hassan
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