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Thank god I have Prep Lad to fall back on when my brain stalls out. He proffered a few Y artists, and then I ruthlessly forced him I timidly asked him to go ahead and write up the article. So everybody, say thank you to Prep Lad for rescuing me and go look at his website to see his artwork.
is for Yuriko Yamaguchi.
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One of the primary themes for Yuriko Yamaguchi's work is that of metamorphosis. Like most artists, she has the usual fundamental concern with metamorphosis , in that she seeks to manipulate materials into other objects and images. However, she is also concerned with the metamorphosis that happens in nature, and keeps that in sight as she creates her work. Yamaguchi is a Japanese-born American and seems to bring both worlds into her work. Her forms are organic, suggesting things such as pods, webs and larvae and uses rice paper as a material, keeping in touch with her Asian heritage. Often times the mutiples within the piece make up the whole, and the view you have of the piece changes as you investigate the individual elements, as your view might change investigating the individual parts of any organism.
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Yamaguchi wants the viewer to catch the piece on the stage of evolution, as when we approach the piece we see the cocoons and larvae that will eventually be another creature. There is also a certain amount of spirituality about her work, as she often times uses shells and other objects used in tribal ceremonies and pods that are believed to have magical powers. It seems she is fascinated by the physical processes that keep us advancing biologically as well as the earthly desires and spiritual quests that keep us entangled in the web of life. It's the processes of life, and spirituality that leads to her processes of creation and art making.
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For anybody in the DC area who is interested, she is currently exhibiting at the Numark Gallery from now until December 7.
is for Yuriko Yamaguchi.
Core
One of the primary themes for Yuriko Yamaguchi's work is that of metamorphosis. Like most artists, she has the usual fundamental concern with metamorphosis , in that she seeks to manipulate materials into other objects and images. However, she is also concerned with the metamorphosis that happens in nature, and keeps that in sight as she creates her work. Yamaguchi is a Japanese-born American and seems to bring both worlds into her work. Her forms are organic, suggesting things such as pods, webs and larvae and uses rice paper as a material, keeping in touch with her Asian heritage. Often times the mutiples within the piece make up the whole, and the view you have of the piece changes as you investigate the individual elements, as your view might change investigating the individual parts of any organism.
Web 5
Yamaguchi wants the viewer to catch the piece on the stage of evolution, as when we approach the piece we see the cocoons and larvae that will eventually be another creature. There is also a certain amount of spirituality about her work, as she often times uses shells and other objects used in tribal ceremonies and pods that are believed to have magical powers. It seems she is fascinated by the physical processes that keep us advancing biologically as well as the earthly desires and spiritual quests that keep us entangled in the web of life. It's the processes of life, and spirituality that leads to her processes of creation and art making.
Return
For anybody in the DC area who is interested, she is currently exhibiting at the Numark Gallery from now until December 7.