Serizawa: Master of Japanese Textile Design - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300150474 ISBN 13 : 9780300150476

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984) was one of the greatest artists of 20th-century Japan. This is the first book in English to trace Serizawa's artistic biography in detail using the finest examples of his work from leading Japanese collections. A major exponent of the mingei (people's crafts) movement, Serizawa achieved fame as a textile designer, using traditional stencil-dyeing techniques and often working in large-scale formats such as folding screens or kimonos. The stunning works in this catalog are important not only for the originality of their conception, but also for the variety of their materials: cotton, silk, hemp and a range of other fibers, and paper decorated with the brilliant yet warm hues of vegetable dyes. Dramatic in design, Serizawa's textiles have an expressive power that far transcends expectations of a 'craft' medium.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joe Earle is vice president and director of the gallery at The Japan Society in New York City. He is the author of 'New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters' and 'Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the American Automobile'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300150474
• ISBN 13: 9780300150476
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Éditeur: Earle Joe
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