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37ts Vertical to Horizontal
and Vice Versa
Toshio Sekiji
Egyptian Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Romanian, French, Italian, German, British, Indian (south and central), Burmese, Chinese Beijing and Sinkiang, Taiwan, Korean US (including The New York Times) print, Japanese, lacquered newspapers
141.75" x 39.25"
2011
$15,800 |
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30ts SHADOW ALPHABET
Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian newspapers; postcards; thin
Thai paper (backing); brown and black lacquer; acrylic varnish
41" x 41" x 2.5"
104cm x 104cm x 6.5cm
2002
$4,600 |
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36ts PASODOBLE III, Toshio Sekiji
Japanese newspapers, urushi lacquer, red ochre, 36.25" x 26.25" x 6", 2010, $5,500 |
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34ts COUNTERPOINT 8
Toshio Sekiji
Korean newspapers; black urushi lacquer
28" x 25" x 4", 2009
$4,000
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28ts SUBCONTINENT
Toshio Sekiji
Red, green, yellow, black, and natural lacquer; Hindi (Delhi) and Malayalam (Kerala State) newspapers.
61" x 61", 2001
$9,800 |
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35ts PASODOBLE
Toshio Sekiji
Japanese newspapers; urushi lacquer, red ochre (bengara)
28" x 25" x 4", 2009
$4,000
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6ts COLLAGE
Toshio Sekiji
lacquered paper
26.5" x 31" x 2", 1994
$3,000
(framed in plexibox) |
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Selected 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; Tatsuno Museum, Nagano, Japan (Rehabilitation of the Art -- Vision of Sense); Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan; Gallery Iso-gaya, Tokyo, Japan; Galerie Kouki, Paris, France; Malleswaram, Bangalore, India (Viewing Across Cultures); Cairns Regional Gallery, Australia (Paper, Wood, Clay); YOU HALL, Gumma, Japan (Weaving, It’s Today); Nakanosawa Museum of Art, Gumma, Japan (Weaving Words - solo exhibition); Maison Franco-Japonaise, Tokyo, Japan; ZAIM Annex, Yokohama, Japan (Yokohama Boogie: Under the Influence); Space Neues Asahi, Gumma, Japan (National Highway 17 - solo exhibition); Montclair State University, New Jersey (Art of Substance). |
23ts OVERTURE
Toshio Sekiji
old japanese newspapers
70.25" x 56.25" maple frame, 1998
$10,000 |
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22ts BLACK COLLAGE
Toshio Sekiji, lacquered newspapers, 16.5" x 32", framed, 31" x 41", 1997, $3,000
19ts NYT COLLAGE
Toshio Sekiji, lacquered NYT, 23" x 27", framed, 31" x 41", 1997, $3,000 |
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.
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or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
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or telephone
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