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…
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 (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 (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 (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…
Matsuba – Giant Cut Paper (2012) 20’ x 6’3” Hand-cut paper $800 The natural world and serendipitous circumstances come into play for Matsuba (pine needles in Japanese). A giant roll of paper was given to the artist when she was working on a project of hand knotted twine that mimicked pine needles. She used that…
Within/Without: Arch (2015) 7’ x 6’ x 2’ Enamel on router cut hardboard $5000 Within/Without is a story about opposites and an exploration of materials to convey what was the artist’s best and worst time in life and art. An opportunity to make art in Luang Prabang, Laos coincided with Sekiguchi’s mother’s passing. The original…
ArtXchange Gallery is proud to announce that we are a 2016 Friends of Folklife Program Partner! ArtXchange Gallery is an intercultural art space that brings the community together to experience artwork, learn, and be inspired by diverse local and international artists. Northwest Folklife, well known for the annual Northwest Folklife Festival every summer, creates opportunities…
Seattle’s celebrated restaurant, the Dahlia Lounge, kicked off their anniversary in 2016 with a revamped interior featuring ten brand new lighted fish by ArtXchange Gallery artist Elaine Hanowell. Elaine Hanowell’s fish have been a signature part of the popular restaurant since 1989, when restaurateur Tom Douglas commissioned Hanowell to create a series of custom fish…
North Gallery Featured Artist: Lauren Iida Opening Reception: First Thursday, April 7, 5-8pm Artist will be in attendance Life with Dogface features new works created in Cambodia and Seattle by local artist Lauren Iida, a Seattle-based cut paper artist and Cornish College of the Arts graduate (’14). Iida teaches her paper cut-away techniques to homeless…
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