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SUMMARY:Vibration: SAORI KANDA Art Performance with LÄLE SAYOKO
DESCRIPTION:CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents VIBRATION: SAORI KANDA art performance with Sufi Dance artist LÄLE SAYOKO on Friday\, Dec 6 2019 from 7 – 9 pm. VIBRATION brings together two internationally touring artists known for improvisationally translating music into visual art and movement. In conjunction with the live performance\, an exhibition of Kanda’s paintings will be on view in the CRS lobby. \nPainting with bare hands\, brushes\, sometimes throwing paint\, 2019 Independent Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair Audience Award Winner SAORI KANDA brings to life delicious large-scale scenes of nature and fantasy inspired by her love of Japanese art (both traditional and modern) as well as the flowing Arabesques to which she was exposed growing up in the Middle East. While SAORI paints\, LÄLE SAYOKO\, in a free-spirited approach to the Sufi practice known as sema (spiritual listening)\, follows the music’s vibrations to unfold the ever-flowing movements of nature\, such as the opening and closing of a flower dancing in the wind (lâle means tulip in Turkish). \nTickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door and are available online and at CRS. Students and seniors are $20. A limited number of free tickets for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult are available online. \nThis event is supported by the GLOBUS RYOKAN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE program and is one of a series of events in early December featuring Saori Kanda across the city. \nThe Globus Ryokan Artist-in-Residence program seeks to stimulate cross-cultural dialogue by providing opportunities for Japanese artists to live and exhibit in New York City. The GLOBUS FAMILY has long been associated with cultural interchange between Japan and United States. They have sponsored events at eminent institutions including Japan Society and Asia Society. Their scope spans dance\, theater\, cinema\, art\, craft\, and performance groups. For more information\, visit: www.nycwashitsu.com/ \nABOUT ARTIST / CONTEMPORARY ART PERFORMER SAORI KANDA \nA visual artist and live painting performer presented around the world by numerous festivals\, museums and companies (Nissan\, Maserati\, Cartier\, etc.)\, Saori Kanda uses her entire body to feel the waves of music and draw her unique piece of art on a large canvas as if she dances. It is reminiscent of the style of abstract expressionism such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.She breathes a life into the canvas. Her work grows and become filled with freewheeling spirits by experiencing the cycle of destruction and rebirth. She\, as a painter\, becomes a part of her own work and her outstanding performance attracts offers from all over the world.\nsaorian.com/ \nSaori Kanda’s work and performance will also be presented in: \nTOKYO EMERGENCE:  an exhibition of 10 artists from Japan presented by Tagboat\nOpening Reception:  Tuesday\, December 3 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm\nOpening Art Performance by SAORI KANDA with SIVA:  Tuesday\, December 3 from 7:30 – 8 pm\nVenue:  WhiteBox\, 213 E 121st St\, New York\, NY 10035\ntagboat.com/store/about/en/ \nABOUT SUFI DANCE ARTIST LÄLE SAYOKO \nLäle Sayoko lives to embody and transmit the voice of spirit through music and dance. As CRS resident Sufi Dance instructor\, choreographer\, performing artist\, and musical curator\, she loves to welcome people into this holy practice to explore and share their own divinity. She intermittently tours internationally with BELLA GAIA\, a live concert blending music\, dance\, technology\, and NASA satellite imagery inspired by the experience of astronauts viewing the earth from space. “Sublime” — Village Voice. \nOne of the founding members of Japan’s famous SAMANYOLU professional belly dance group in Tokyo\, Läle went on to a long solo career performing throughout the northeastern USA and touring with United Kingdom’s Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on over a 100 city tour encompassing the U.K.\, as well as Turkey’s Baba Zula. About six years ago\, she was forced to retire to support her young daughter through a life-threatening medical crisis. Several years later she discovered that she could whirl as a form of prayer to support her daughter and began studying Sufi Dance with Paris-based Sufi Artist Rana Gorgani. In April 2018 Gorgani awarded her the International Sufi Dance Certification Of Cid UNESCO\, granting her authority to teach Gorgani’s method of Sufi Dance training. She currently teaches Sufi Dance classes at CRS every first Thursday of the month from 7 – 8:30 pm and leads the CRS Healing Circles + Whirling Prayer that take place every third Thursday of the month from 7:15 – 9 pm. facebook.com/lale.sayoko \nMORE ABOUT ARTIST / CONTEMPORARY ART PERFORMER SAORI KANDA \nDance\, Destruction\, and Creation \nI let my body move with the energy of that moment \nI let my body dance and paint \nAnd I express the primitive joy of human being \nTranscending nationalities\, races\, sexes\, and ages of those who I encounter \nI share the joy and paint the light of joy \nAs the moon gently shines \nI believe the light revives upon any darkness \n— SAORI KANDA \n\n\n\nART PERFORMANCE \nFUJIROCK FESTIVAL\, O.Z.O.R.A. festival\, Oregon global eclipse gathering\, and RED ROCKS (U.S.A) w/ SHPONGLE\, tours in India\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, Myanmar\, France\, Switzerland\, and U.S.A. \nSOLO EXHIBITON \nMuseums in Kazakhstan\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, and Tokyo. \nCOLLABORATION \nCanon\, Toyota\, Nissan\, Maserati\, Alfa Romeo\, Taittinger\, Cartier\, Chaumet\, Carl F. Bucherer\, Vivienne Tam\, MDNA SKIN\, Shu Uemura\, etc. \nLIFE PAINT — Saori Kanda’s Creation \nSaori Kanda calls her own creative work ‘LIFE PAINT.’ \nTo draw life. To draw throughout her life. Or to draw staking her life. \nYou may take her words however you can. \nTo draw. \nFor her\, it is not just to create artworks but it is to record her encounters and her growth. What you see in her work always is a festival of lines and colors that breathes heavily holding enthusiasm within. It is like a flower\, like a body\, or like a landscape of an unknown country. \nWho is Saori Kanda that creates this? \nHaving spent her childhood in Baghdad and Dubai\, she says she always had a longing for Japan\, a far country from where she was. Certainly\, in her work\, it seems that influences from Arabic world and elements of Japanese roots are inseparably interwoven in her depiction of human body\, detailed patterns\, and the curves of her flowing brushstrokes. \nShe does live with unbridled enthusiasm. She draws\, longs for encounters with people and places\, travels\, talks\, listens\, gets worried\, breaks\, laughs\, creates\, sheds tears\, lives\, communicates\, and again\, draws. With all her strength and all her heart. \nIt does not matter if it is a live painting performance\, a creation of tableau\, or a collaboration with other fields such as music\, fashion\, and so on. She does what she does. \nShe jumps into the encounter throughout her body\, communes with it\, and devotes herself to it. Then\, she lets her brushes run. \nThe ‘heat’ that is boiling in all Saori Kanda’s work is the ‘heat’ liberated in a chemical reaction of the encounters with people\, things\, and places throughout her life. \nLIFE PAINT. To live out her life is to draw. \n(text by Chiori Fujita / Curator at Tokyo National Museum\,Translated by Kenjiro Otani) \nAwards \n\n2019 Contemporary Art Fair [ Independent Tokyo ] Audience Award\n2016 CARL.F.BUCHERER ‘Pathos Woman Award’ Pathos Princess\n2013 A’DESIGN AWARD (Milan Italy)Graphics and VisualCommunication Design\n\nActivity history \n\n2019\nFeatured on French film ” Variations Kawase ” film by Yves Montmayeur\n2019\nCollaboration w/ W hotel Shanghai\n2019\nCollaboration w/ Xgames China\n2018\nART performance & exhibition at TOKYO ILLUSION presented by Gallery tagboat/ Taiwan\n2018\nGroup exhibition/BUREAK ZENYA /Shibuya Bunkamura Gallery\n2017\nSolo exhibition/TOKYO/ASJTOKYO\n2017\nTAITTINGER / Tokyo National Museum / ART PERFORMANCE\n2017\nOKINAWA/world Heritage NAKAGUSUKU / ART PERFORMANCE\n2017\nART PERFORMANCE / Oregon global eclipse gathering/session with SHPONGLE\n2017\nART Dedication for OKAYAMA / KIBITSUHIKO shrine\n2017\nOrganize for TSUKIYOI MATSURI in Yoron island\n2017\nSingapore/ Ritz Carlton party / ART PERFORMANCE\n2016\nART PERFORMANCE / Hungary O.Z.O.R.A festival /session with SHPONGLE\n2016\nGifu/NAKATSUGAWA THE SOLAR BUDOKAN/ART PERFORMANCE\n2016\nTokyo National Museum/Cartier launch party / ART PERFORMANCE\n2016\nTaiwan/ opening ceremony / ART PERFORMANCE\n2016\nTOKYO/ SMF/ART PERFORMANCE with VINI VICHI\, SYSTEM7\, Juno Reactor
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-11/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-12/
LOCATION:CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)\, 41 E 11th St 11th Fl\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-13/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-14/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-15/
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SUMMARY:USAATO Clothing Exhibition & Sale
DESCRIPTION:CRS welcomes you to the winter exhibition of USAATO eco clothing. The USAATO staff will personally help to select and coordinate the garments that would suit you best! \nUSAATO shares beautiful traditional clothes made in Chiang Mai\, Thailand. The clothing is designed by Japanese haute couture designer Usaburo Sato with fabrics made by the caring hands of the Thai people. The fabrics are mostly made of hand-spun cotton\, silk and hemp\, picked in mountains and villages\, naturally dyed from plants and fruits\, then made into clothes with traditional weaving machines by women in local villages of north and northeast Thailand and Laos. The attention\, time and passion put into the creation of these clothes give it a sense of energy that can be felt on your body and in your soul. Soft and warm\, relaxing wears suitable for both outside and home. \nNatural and local\, handmade incense by Queen of Incense (QOI) will also be on sale! \n \nAll fabrics are gathered at “USAATO SIAM” in Chiang Mai and then delivered for the sewing process. USAATO clothes are sewn by individuals and groups outside Chiang Mai. (One part of our products is from machine-weaving.) \nThe products are mostly women’s clothes\, but men’s clothes\, children’s clothes\, samue (monk’s working clothes)\, and rakui (pajamas) and accessories are also available. Approximate prices for tops are from $70 to $180 while bottoms are from $90 to $180. \nUSAATO clothes are selling all over the world at pop-up exhibitions organized by USAATO partners called coordinators. USSATO NEW YORK holds exhibitions every few months at CRS. \nWearing hemp clothing promotes personal health in a variety of ways. Hemp/ cotton blends are both more absorbent humid and more mildew resistant than 100% cotton. Fabric made using 50% or higher of hemp will block more UV rays than non-hemp fabrics. And have you ever noticed that hemp-made garments don’t create static? That is because hemp has the same net static charge as human skin\, resonating perfectly with our electromagnetic fields. \nContact : CRS 212-677-8621　or 914-703-8018 Senko or universalcreation1000@gmail.com \nhttp://www.usaato.com
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-16/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-17/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-18/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-20/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-21/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-22/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-23/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-25/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-26/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-27/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-28/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-29/
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DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:  Matters — Works on Silk by Aomi Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:CRS presents MATTERS\, an exhibition of nine works by the award-winning Brooklyn-based artist AOMI KIKUCHI. Best known for her exquisite Yuzen silk kimono dyeing and work with other delicate fabrics\, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world\, KIKUCHI here depicts frogs on triple-layered silk organza in a variety of natural settings as well as among human-made objects. \nTo maintain the softness and ‘unreliability’ of the gauze\, she refrains from sewing or tightly stretching it. The fragility and insubstantiality of the images echo the impermanence and insubstantiality of the physical world. The elements of nature\, while ever changing\, evoke a sense of peace which contrasts with the insatiable temptations evoked by the depicted consumer goods. Kikuchi’s work invites us to meditate on this ephemerality and discover that its acceptance brings a sense of inner peace. \nThe exhibition will be on view from December 11\, 2019 – February 4\, 2020. The public is invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Celebration on Saturday\, December 14\, 2019. \nMedium: Triple-layered silk organza\, Acid Dye\, Pigment\nKikuchi dyed three layered pieces of silk organza simultaneously with acid dyes and pigments after drawing outlines with a gold color Sumi ink. She then steamed them to fix colors\, pressed them\, and separated them to be framed. \nMethod: Kikuchi’s original method based on Japanese Yuzen Kimono Dye\nKikuchi uses special brushes made for Yuzen Kimono dye to make beautiful gradations. The size of the brush varies from 3mm to 15cm. She innovated Yuzen kimono dye techniques to establish her original method with layered fabrics and without rice glue lines as water resistance. Instead of glue resistance\, she manipulates dye liquid to prevent it from spreading outside of her hand-drawn gold Sumi outline.\nHer method makes it possible to dye larger and layered fabrics. \nARTIST STATEMENT \nMy work often uses creatures as a motif to express the heart of Buddha’s benevolence that human beings and all creatures are equally important. \nFrogs in particular are special to me. I lived with the frog named “Bell” for several years. Bell eats a small larva twice a week\, but otherwise he/she always sits like a Zen monk and does not move. Unlike us\, he/she didn’t lie down or extend his/her legs. Bell ended his/her life and no more exists. \nHumans have various desires\, and if they are not fulfilled\, they suffer. If they are fulfilled\, they will be obsessed with new desires and will not be satisfied. \nA jellyfish drifts in the waves and lives a life just to get food. We sometimes stop and look at the simple way of life in the aquarium and think its life is even enviable. \nGoldfish were bred by humans to appear more beautiful. The desire to see beautiful things gave goldfish bigger eyes\, fins and a fuller stomach than necessary. Human desires also afflict goldfish. \nThe message of my work is that the only way for us to live a mindful life is through understanding that desire creates pain\, and there is nothing in the world that will never change and nothing that will last forever. \nABOUT AOMI KIKUCHI \nAomi Kikuchi is a creator of innovative fine arts inspired by Buddha’s philosophy and concepts of impermanence\, insubstantiality\, and suffering in our lives. She started her career as a fashion designer and worked for more than 25 years as a professional Yuzen silk kimono dyer. While she has a strong obsession with silk fabrics\, she also works with other materials that have a femininity and fragility such as fiber\, goose down\, and cotton flower. Her artistic practice has been expanding from two-dimensional work to include installations\, sculpture\, and film. She received her BFA from Kyoto University of Art and Design and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her works have been exhibited all over the world\, including this year at the Yukyung Museum in South Korea\, in the 35th Anniversary Pratt in Venice show at the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute\, and at the Wajun-Kaikan Gallery in the famous Chion-in Temple in Kyoto\, Japan\, among many others. \naomikikuchi.com\ninstagram.com/aomikikuchi
URL:https://crsny.org/event/exhibition-matters-workss-by-aomi-kikuchi/2019-12-31/
LOCATION:CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)\, 41 E 11th St 11th Fl\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:CRS Presents,Exhibition
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