Toshio Sekiji
Born: 1936, Tokyo, Japan
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28ts SUBCONTINENT
Red, green, yellow, black, and natural lacquer; Hindi (Delhi) and Malayalam (Kerala State) newspapers.
61” x 61”, 2001
$9,800 |
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6ts COLLAGE
lacquered paper
26.5Ó x 31Ó x 2Ó, 1994
$3,000
(framed in plexibox) |
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30ts SHADOW ALPHABET
Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian newspapers; postcards; thin
Thai paper (backing); brown and black lacquer; acrylic varnish
41Ó x 41Ó x 2.5Ó
2002
$4,600
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Selected permanent collections and exhibition venues:
Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan (Weaving the World: The Art of Linear Construction); the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Passage de Retz, Paris, France; Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan; Gallery Iso-gaya, Tokyo, Japan; Galerie Kouki, Paris, France; Tanishima Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Malleswaram, Bangalore, India (Viewing Across Cultures); Gallery Yu-Craft, Kanazawa, Japan; Montclair State University, New Jersey (Art of Substance); Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan. |
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23ts OVERTURE
old japanese newspapers
70.25Ó x 56.25Ó maple frame
1998
$10,000 |
Statement:
One night, after reading some newspapers, I tore them into strips and then poured on natural Japanese lacquer, which I had used for antique restoration. I tossed the strips of paper like a salad. The action of the natural, organic substance on the edges of each hand-torn newspaper strip produced unexpected effects. Lacquer is a difficult medium to work with, and I had felt restricted, like someone trapped in the bottom of a well by the rigid division used in the traditional lacquering process. This new way of using lacquer was liberating. The loose fibers of the paper absorbed the lacquer, and, when the strips were woven the result was a lacquer-enhanced tapestry of almost-symbols, a tapestry that vanished at the border of meaning. The segments of torn newspaper that appear on the woven surface of the work are like the frames of a cartoon, passing over and under each other. Newspaper stories lose their beginning and end, and new visions are revealed.
Toshio Sekiji |
 
22ts BLACK COLLAGE
lacquered newspapers, 16.5Ó x 32Ó, framed, 31Ó x 41Ó, $3,000
19ts NYT COLLAGE
lacquered NYT, 23Ó x 27Ó, framed, 31Ó x 41Ó, 1997, $3,000 |
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