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Block printing has a long history originating in East Asia over 4,000 years ago. The earliest known example of block printing was done in China before 220 CE on silk cloth. The technique later spread throughout Asia and the world. The process involves carving designs and patterns onto wooden blocks which are then pressed onto fabric along with pigment dyes to create colorful prints. It is a labor intensive and time-consuming process requiring artistry and skill. Major centers of traditional block printing include India, China, Japan and communities still practice this centuries-old art today.
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The document summarizes various Japanese art forms. It discusses that Japanese art was influenced by Chinese and local traditions, as well as Shinto and Buddhist beliefs. Specific art forms mentioned include painting, pottery, sculpture, architecture, origami, ikebana (flower arranging), bonsai, weaving, and manga. Traditional Japanese arts emphasize simplicity, closeness to nature, and finding beauty in ordinary objects.
Printmaking is an artistic process that allows for the creation of multiple artworks through the transfer of images from a matrix onto paper or fabric. Traditional techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography. A modern expanded range of techniques now includes screen printing. The matrix acts as a template that can be made from various materials like wood, metal, or glass. Printmaking has roots in ancient times but flourished as a means of communication, allowing artists to disseminate images to large audiences. Notable printmakers through history include Durer, Rembrandt, Hokusai, and Picasso.
Block printing has a long history originating in East Asia over 4,000 years ago. The earliest known example of block printing was done in China before 220 CE on silk cloth. The technique later spread throughout Asia and the world. The process involves carving designs and patterns onto wooden blocks which are then pressed onto fabric along with pigment dyes to create colorful prints. It is a labor intensive and time-consuming process requiring artistry and skill. Major centers of traditional block printing include India, China, Japan and communities still practice this centuries-old art today.
Jun Kaneko is a Japanese ceramic artist known for his large-scale sculptural works made of clay. He moved to Los Angeles in 1963 to study art and began using clay as a sculptural medium. Kaneko is renowned for hand-building monumental ceramic sculptures that are dynamic in color and movement. His most recognizable works include giant heads that stand six feet tall and weigh up to 1,200 pounds, as well as dumpling-shaped sculptures and figures based on Japanese folklore.
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The document discusses the woodblock print "Under the Wave off Kanagawa" by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. It was created in the 18th century during a time when landscape painting emerged as a popular subject in Japan, coinciding with the rise of inexpensive multicolor woodblock prints. The artwork was influenced by both traditional Japanese and Chinese landscape painting styles as well as Dutch landscape engravings imported during this era, demonstrating how Japanese artists both drew from artistic traditions of other eras and places while also innovating their own styles.
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2. As a child, the author helped their grandmother design a quilt and saw how quilting brought people together. This influenced the author's later community art projects.
3. The author creates wearable art, paper bead making workshops, and large collaborative quilts and murals to build connections between people. They see art as a way to find balance and comfort through shared creative expression.
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Breathing Life into Paper_ The Ancient Art of Paper Cutting by Sachiko Abe and Others.pdf
1. Breathing Life into Paper: The Ancient Art of Paper Cutting by Sachiko Abe
and Others
Introduction:
Art has been regarded as healing since time immemorial. It is immersive, can help work through emotions, and
even be calming. The serenity offered by art stems from the process, often repetitive, familiar, and soothing. This
sense of stillness experienced by the artist often extends to the viewer- allowing them to feel the tranquillity of
creating the piece. It is this facet of art that is incorporated in the works of Sachiko Abe, the Japanese artist who
makes installations featuring hours of cut paper arranged to depict waterfall-like fluidity. Adding to the immersive
experience is the lack of all sounds, but that of cutting itself.
Nahoko Kojima, Bangkok, 2018
Source: Japan Objects
2. The Work of Sachiko Abe:
Born in 1975, Abe has attributed her interest in cutting paper due to its meditative nature. She first began cutting
paper at around twenty years old, as it calmed her mind when admitted to an institution and helped her avoid
causing bodily harm to herself. Decades later, her pieces feature her sitting on an elevated surface cutting delicate
strips of paper as the audience watches her at work for hours. She has produced several performance art
installations and drawings, but her piece Cut Papers remains the most well-known.
When she first began working with paper, she reportedly cut for 10 hours a day for 14 years- leading to the use of
42, 700 sheets of paper. Each sheet is said to have taken her approximately 40 minutes to cut. The strands she
cuts are about 0.5 mm in width, with some sources reporting a changing range of thickness causing the paper
strands to be thicker at around 1mm. Her recent installation of the work at the Liverpool Biennial showcases the
cascading strands of paper from the balcony she sits at, starting a trail of paper leading to a massive cone-like
accumulation of all the paper she has cut over the years. The arrangements of Abe’s paper cuttings have been
described as resembling delicate snow, cobwebs, and even fur. The larger structure even appears to be a massive
icicle from a distance.
She also uses microphones to amplify the sound of cutting- the only sound in the installation- allowing a peaceful,
rhythmic background for the spectators. The artist also notes that the process not only allows her peace but also
the organization of her mind and her thoughts. She says, “The rhythm of the scissors, the fineness, and the length
of the paper strip correspond to the process of my thinking, and its effect on the body. While essentially personal,
Cut Papers is a necessary practice for me to formulate my relationship to the external world.” Abe’s works have
been on display at prominent galleries and exhibitions including the Liverpool Biennial (UK), MoMA PS1 in New
York, Towada and Kyoto Art Centres (Japan), Schirn Kunsthalle (Germany) and Baltic Gateshead (UK).
Cristian Marianciuc, 2019
Source: My Modern Met
3. Paper Cutting: An Artform
Paper cutting that Abe employs, has been a long-explored art form, with many forms of its existence being
observed in traditional Japanese and Chinese crafts. Kirigami or Kirie, for example, involve folding and cutting
paper to create intricate pieces without using glue. Kirigami, as it was coined in the States, has roots in jianzhi, the
process of cutting intricate shapes on coloured paper as a way honouring gods. They also had a decorative
purpose and have been observed in China as far back as the 6th century. Kirie in ancient Japan was made possible
due to the availability of washi tape. The older form of the art called kamikiri was also performance based-
elaborate cuttings were made on paper in front of an audience with music playing in the background. While the
artform has since become more of an individual pursuit, its careful craftspersonship and attention to detail
remains.
Masayo Fukuda, ‘Umidako’, 2018
Source: Japan Objects
Kirigami Today: Modern Day Artists
Kirigami is as modern as it is traditional, with many modern-day artists evolving the style of the form. Detailed,
flat cut outs are made with extremely skilled precision by artists like Masayo Fukada and Kanako Abe while artist
Zai Divecha incorporates both folding and cutting aspects to create paper sculptures. The works of Cristian
Marianciuc expands the sculpture to include multiple sheets of coloured, cut paper over the traditional single
one- he layers them all together to create three-dimensional paper crane models.
Elaborate, large-scale models too, have been entirely constructed out of paper by Kirigami artists. Ayumi Shibata
creates entire cities, complete with buildings, layers of vegetation, windows and roads using white paper. She
believes strongly in the sacredness of paper as per the Shinto religion, conveying it through the intricate
constructions. The artist also incorporates light into her pieces, as seen in her smaller works and even in ‘Paper
World’- a massive, carefully crafted work across a wall, depicting a many layered cave-like structure. Nahoko
Kojima is another artist who has secured international recognition for her paper cutting, having worked with
brands such as Bulgari, adding to their stores and shows with her art. In her Bangkok exhibition, she created large
doves with thinly cut feathers that were suspended for the audience to see. Shapes and patterns like that of
4. hearts were hidden within the feathers. Kojima’s work featured long, wispy strands of paper that come together
to create the pieces, including chains of birds with heart-shaped parts. She has had her work displayed at the
Holburne Museum in Bath, UK and hosted a Dubai show titled ‘Kirie Master Kojima’.
Traditional artforms survive due to the collective efforts of a civilisation. As seen in the case of paper cutting, a
multitude of artists have taken up, transformed, and adapted it in their own ways to both help it survive and to
allow its growth. Sachiko Abe’s paper cutting focuses on the process than the result- there is emphasis on finding
rhythm and a serenity in accepting the simple act of precise paper cutting. The artists who make illustrious
two-dimensional pieces work to craft an image, and the sculpture pieces assimilate form, light and shadow. The
beauty of all these pieces lies in the patience required to create them, the stories of the artists and like in the
case of Sachiko Abe, why they make what they make in the first place. Finally, what also matters is what has been
shared with the audience, the environment they are given and the tales of paper they are free to interpret.
Ayumi Shibata, ‘Paper World’, 2018
Source: Ayumi Shibata
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