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yoriko MURAYAMA

Contact person :
Yoriko Murayama
Position :
texstile artist
Link :
https://www.yorikomurayama.com
I create textiles using the traditional Japanese kasuri technique. While following the traditional technique, I want to create "cloth" that can be appreciated in contemporary spaces. I believe the original role of "cloth" for humans was to protect us from the outside world, like fur and leather for wild animals. In terms of psychological protection, "cloth" has a history of deep involvement with people from ritual, decorative, social, and cultural perspectives. It is a thin cloth. (Therefore, patterns are expressed by the plain weave kasuri technique using fine threads.) It must be made of natural fibers such as silk, ramie, wool or cotton. The fabric must be dyed with natural dyes. They are soft and can embrace people. And when you wear it, something wild and delicate comes to mind. I would like to create my works based on such a concept.

Last update : 26 Oct. 2023

Works

cloth of mammal 2020
Cloth of Mammal-Hide 280x140cm; double ikat, plane weaving, sowing; unrefined silk, ramie, natural dyes (walnuts, acorns, souvenirs, bay berries) mordant (iron, aluminum, copper)
Cloth of Mammal-Hidden 80x120cm; warp ikat, plane weaving, sowing; unrefined silk, ramie, refining agent

I was there 2011
250x250cmx250cm ,double ikat, ink-jet print, plane weaving, unrefind silk, Japanese paper, wood

land scape 2004
180x200x20cm, 15 elements each 12~15x20~25x15cm ;double ikat, plane weaving; unrefined silk, abaca, wool, natural dyes, resin, glass plate

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