Naomi Kobayashi
Born: 1945, Tokyo, Japan
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43nk Work 05-1
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink,
cotton & persimmon tannin
43.5" x 23.25", 2004
$3,200
45nk Work #98 No 530
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton & persimmon tannin
37" x 26.75", 2004
$3,200
25 & 26nk PAGODA P & B, cotton and aluminum cast, 2.75Ó x 11.5Ó x 11.5Ó, each
$1,100
Selected permanent collections and exhibition venues:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland; Lausanne, Switzerland (International Biennials of Tapestry); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary (International Biennials of Miniature Textiles); Museum of Contemporary Art, Merelia, Mexico; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York; St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Gunma Pre-fectural Museum of Modern Art, Japan; Bankfield Museum, Halifax, England (TexturalSPACE – traveling exhibition).
39nk
KAKU 2000/106 & 104
paper and thread
17Ó x 13.5Ó x 2Ó
$1,800
Statement:
Early on, I proceeded to make highly constructed, sculptural works, but now I strive for spaces that have an airy feeling, that incorporate air and wind within them, and that are so ephemeral they feel as if they might disappear at any moment. I am drawn to the relationship of uchi (inside) and soto (outside), to light and darkness, and to the progression of time, all of which are felt so strongly here in Japan. I value the cycles and rhythms of nature and the universe. I have accepted tradition and modernity within myself in a very visceral way, and even now, I move my hands hoping to express these themes in my work just as if I were composing a poem.
Naomi Kobayashi
44nk Work 05-2
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton & persimmon tannin, 32.5Ó x 26.25Ó, 2004
$3,200
Catalog #13
Sheila Hicks:
Joined by seven artists from Japan
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10th Wave Part II:
New Textiles and
Fiber Wall Art
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Art of Substance
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Tradition Transformed:
Contemporary Japanese textile art & fiber sculpture
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BEYOND WEAVING: International ArtTextiles
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Book #01
Art Textiles of the World:
JAPAN
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Book #13
CONTEMPORARY
TEXTILE ART:
the collection of
the Pierre Pauli
Association
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Bamboo in Japan
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The Grotta House
by Richard Meier
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Video #V01r/VHS
Textile Magicians: Japan
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Tom Grotta
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