tamiko kawata

17tk SILVER SHPERE
saftey pins
14" x 14" x 14", 2004
$6,000

19tk STILLNESS WITHIN
saftey pins, acrylic on canvas
48" x 42", 2002-2004
$7,000

20kt
TWELVE ARMS
treated treated steel saftey pins
22” x 18” x 20”, 2005
$4,500

Selected exhibition Venues:
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin (R/Fiber R/Evolution International); New York State Museum, Albany, New York; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York; Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, New York; New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit; Takan Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York.

12kt IN & OUT, black safety pins
1.5” x 7.5” x 7.5”, 2003, $900

Statement:
Safety pins function variously as thread, yarn, clay or truss in my work process. I found them soon after I arrived from Japan, out of the necessity to shorten all-too-long American clothing. I noticed their smooth texture and their head- and tail-like details. In the beginning, I found ways to interlock them, as if weaving. I found constructing systems as I went along, using only the inherent structural properties of the pins, and now can create anything from "drawings" to three-dimensional, self-standing works.
Tamiko Kawata

1tk PROTRUSION
nickel-plated safety pin
24” x 36” x 36”, 1993
$5,000

OFFICE SPACE
January 14 - February 24, 2008

Opening Reception: Friday 18, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Talk: Sunday, February 10, 2008, 2pm

New Art Center
61 Washington Park
Newtonville, MA 02460
617-964-3424
www.newartcenter.org

Artists, including, Tamiko Kawata, will transform ordinary functional objects from material office culture into extraordinary images, assemblages and installations.

NEWTONVILLE, MA

10kt
TRANSPARENT WALL detail

Catalog #31
WIRED: Fiber-Optic Weavings and Wire Sculpture
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To purchase the artwork of Tamiko Kawata
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts

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