Deborah Kapoor in Surface Design Journal
Read “Dialogue of the Unsent,” an article about Deborah Kapoor in Surface Design Journal.
What is The Dreaming
The Dreaming, or ‘Tjukurrpa’, also means to ‘see and understand the law’ as it is translated from the Arrernte language (Frank Gillen with Baldwin Spencer, translating an Arrernte word Altyerrenge). Dreaming stories pass on important knowledge, cultural values and belief systems to later generations. Through song, dance, painting and storytelling which express the dreaming stories,…
Stacked Tetradecagons by June Sekiguchi
Stacked Tetradecagons (14 sided polyhedrons) were made in honor of Sekiguchi’s father, a mathematician who favored geometry as the most elegant form of math. In the original installation after her father passed, she made 12 sets of the tetradecagons for a total of 168 panels, an auspicious number in Chinese numerology. Each set had a…
Beryl Nangala Collins
Born in 1960, Beryl Collins is an Anmatyerre speaker. Her traditional homeland is Ngarliyikirlangu and Yuelamu. Her finely detailed dot paintings represent her memories and heritage, particularly the Women, Emu and Honey Ant Dreamings.
Waterfall by June Sekiguchi
Waterfall (2016) 12’ x 10’ x 1’ Enamel on scroll cut hardboard $9000 Traveling to various countries on different continents, Sekiguchi gravitated to and found comfort in rivers as metaphorical references to life systems and life lines to culture. Sekiguchi is interested in conveying movement in solid material and representing the flow of water. Waterfall…
Winged Mandala by June Sekiguchi
Winged Mandala (2012) 46” x 46” Enamel on scroll cut wood $1200 It is a long tradition in Japan to identify clans by their family crests (mon in Japanese). Sekiguchi’s family crest is crossed hawk feathers. She has taken the feather, expanded the representation to the whole wing, and manipulated their configuration into a radiating…
How to Wrap Three Eggs by June Sekiguchi
How to Wrap Three Eggs (2010) 8’ x 44” x 44” Plaster cast tape, wax, paper $3000 The seminal book on the Japanese art of wrapping, How to Wrap Five Eggs by Hideyuki Oka, was a transformational book for Sekiguchi, discovering an idea where the concept of ‘container’ is artfully elevated to the same level…
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