Embroidery by WABI SABI
WABI SABI is back again with an area dedicated to traditional arts, an exhibit and many craftsmen and artists come to present their works and art. Come have a look at embroidery artworks and meet their makers!
Introduction
WABI SABI is about Japanese aesthetic values, and it’s also a series of exhibits presented at Japan Expo every year since 2011, which offer a unique insight of Japanese arts and crafts. A cultural and artistic journey to the heart of a space dedicated to Japanese culture and traditions!
Over 700 sqm, the WABI SABI exhibit unveils various artistic works and techniques, pursuing the same goal as in the previous years. Craftsmen and artists are part of it: more than 120 of them are coming to present their works and offering demonstrations all along the festival.
The artists
Chikuchiku, Kayo NOGUCHI
Kayo NOGUCHI makes small accessories, bags and clothes, using techniques from Japanese embroidery, and yuzen dying techniques. The colors and patterns are those used for the most refined kimono.
More information on www.chiku-chiku.jp
Rumi SAKAMOTO
Rumi SAKAMOTO doesn’t create her works, she imagines them. They are representations of her world, and of our universe. They are a call for unity. Her unique art mixes contemporary representations and traditional embroidery techniques.
Yasuko SHIIZU
Bunka embroidery was created in Japan about a century ago. It uses special material, stretched in a framework, and a needle in the shape of a pen with which you embroider the material with bunka thread. The final work is usually set in a frame.
Master Shiizu, from the Nihon Bunka Embroidery Association, is coming back. She is one of the most reknowed bunka artists in the world.
More information on www.ab.auone-net.jp/~a.hajime
Hiroko TAGUCHI
Japanese embroidery is a very ancient art that uses silk thread and both hands. Hiroko TAGUCHI highlights this hand work and its precision, with many details.
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