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19tk STILLNESS WITHIN
Tamiko Kawata, saftey pins, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 42", 2002-2004, $7,000 |
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| 22tk GROVE Tamiko Kawata, safety pins, 21.5" x 27" x 25", 54.5cm x 68.5cm x 63.5cm, $10,000 |
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| Tamiko Kawata , 25tk WINDOWS, japanese safety pins, 32.5" x 31.5" x 1", 2010, $8,000 |
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17tk SILVER SHPERE
Tamiko Kawata
saftey pins
14" x 14" x 14"
2004
$6,000 |
12kt
IN & OUT
Tamiko Kawata
black safety pins
1.5" x 7.5" x 7.5"
2003
$900 |
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Selected collections and exhibition venues:
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin (R/Fiber R/Evolution International); New York State Museum, Albany, New York; Crafts Council, London, UK (International Textile Exhibitio); Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, New York; Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, New York (Nature of Fiber),; New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit; Takano Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York (Transformation); Staller Center for the Arts, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York; Glyndor Gallery/Wave Hill, Bronx, New York;Japan Craft & Design Association Gallery, Tokyo; Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York; American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, New York (Annual Invitational Exhibition); Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York (Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary). |
Statement:
Safety pins function variously as thread, yarn, clay or truss in my work process. I found them soon after I arrived from Japan, out of the necessity to shorten all-too-long American clothing. I noticed their smooth texture and their head- and tail-like details. In the beginning, I found ways to interlock them, as if weaving. I found constructing systems as I went along, using only the inherent structural properties of the pins, and now can create anything from "drawings" to three-dimensional, self-standing works.
Tamiko Kawata
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1tk PROTRUSION
Tamiko Kawata
nickel-plated safety pin ,
24" x 36" x 36", 1993, $5,000 |
OFFICE SPACE
January 14 - February 24, 2008
Opening Reception:
Friday 18, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Talk:
Sunday, February 10, 2008, 2pm
New Art Center
61 Washington Park
Newtonville, MA 02460
617-964-3424
www.newartcenter.org
Artists, including, Tamiko Kawata, will transform ordinary functional objects from material office culture into extraordinary images, assemblages and installations.
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NEWTONVILLE, MA |
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10kt TRANSPARENT WALL detail
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To purchase the artwork of Tamiko Kawata
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts
or telephone
tel: 203-834-0623 or fax: 203-762-5981
www.browngrotta.com
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