04    Y U K O   K I M U R A : ARTISTS STATEMENT

 

“I focus on working intuitively in the present; learning from the piece through the simple act of making. My recent work incorporates multiple processes, including etching, aquatint and dyeing with indigo on pleated or twisted paper. Most of the work utilizes old worm eaten bookpages from Japan and handmade papers that are made from Kozo, Gampi and Abaca Fibers. Transparency, form, and texture all take priority as I construct my two and three dimensional patchwork experiments.” 

 

http://yukokimura.com/bio.html

 

PRESS

 

“Material Handling: Cleveland artists whose medium is part of the message”, CAN journal, Fall 2014 issue, by Michael Gill

 

Paper Windows (2010): Solo Show Review 

click here to read “Paper Windows Exhibit Offers View of Artist’s Heritage,” The Cleveland Plain Dealer review by Dan Tranberg

 

Dusk (2005): with Masha Ryskin 

Click here to read an excerpt of The New York Times Review by Benjamin Genocchio

 

Fragments (2000): Review 

Click here to read an exerpt of the Cleveland Free Times review by Dan Tranberg

 

Multi-Layered (2002): with Masha Ryskin

Click here to read an excerpt of the Cleveland Free Times Review by Douglas Max Utter