naomi kobayashi

49nk THE SUN-SHINE ON THE WATER,
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton
35.5" x 25.75" x 1", 2009
$3,100

46nk THE FLOW OF WATER 6, paper and thread, 12.5" x 22.375" x 2", 2008, $1,600

50nk THE SUN-SHINE ON THE WATER
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton
20" x 12.5" x 2", 2009
$1,100

45nk Work #98 No 530
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton & persimmon tannin
37" x 26.75", 2004
$3,200

48nk AT GRANDS MONTETS, kayori thread, paper & wood, 11" x 31.5" x 2", 2008, $2,100

44nk Work 05-2
washi paper, koyori thread, india ink, cotton & persimmon tannin, 32.5" x 26.25", 2004
$3,200

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
17" x 13.5" x 2"
$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

25 & 26nk PAGODA P & B, cotton and aluminum cast, 2.75" x 11.5" x 11.5", each, $1,100

Catalog #13
Sheila Hicks:
Joined by seven artists from Japan
click for more information Catalog #18
10th Wave Part II:
New Textiles and
Fiber Wall Art
click for more information Catalog #21
Art of Substance
click for more information Catalog #22
Tradition Transformed:
Contemporary Japanese textile art & fiber sculpture
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Catalog #33
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
click for more information Book #B16
Bamboo in Japan
click for more information Book #28
The Grotta House
by Richard Meier
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Video #V01r/VHS
Textile Magicians: Japan
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To purchase the artwork of Naomi Kobayashi
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts

or telephone
tel: 203-834-0623 or fax: 203-762-5981
www.browngrotta.com


Catalog #13 Sheila Hicks: Joined by seven artists from Japan click for more information	Catalog #18 10th Wave Part II: New Textiles and Fiber Wall Art click for more information	Catalog #21 Art of Substance click for more information	Catalog #22 Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Japanese textile art & fiber sculpture click for more information

Catalog #33 BEYOND WEAVING: International ArtTextiles click for more information


Book #01 Art Textiles of the World: JAPAN click for more information	Book #13 CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART: the collection of the Pierre Pauli Association click for more information	Book #B16 Bamboo in Japan click for more information	Book #28 The Grotta House by Richard Meier click for more information

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

25 & 26nk PAGODA P & B, cotton and aluminum cast, 2.75" x 11.5" x 11.5", each, $1,100