[Nfb-krafters-korner] Akiko Kotani fiber arts show - WAS: RE:Where is ev...
Blindhands at aol.com
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Tue Sep 10 17:38:30 UTC 2013
How fantastic is that!
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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In a message dated 9/10/2013 1:24:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
I am able to see high contrasts and since the show is all in black and
white, if I stand very very close to the work, I can see the black dots on
the white surfaces. Also, I am very familiar with her work since long
before
I lost my sight, so my mind can fill in the details I cannot see - just
from
habit. There will be "gallery walks" and "talks" where visitors can attend
and listen to discussions on the work, and go through it with docents
which
is even better than a listening device since you can ask questions and
interact with the person giving the walks/talks.
Lynda
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> You give such detailed descriptions of this exhibition. Did it have
> descriptive audio for it or was it the people you went with who
describe
> it to
> you? Or do you have a tool or magnifying device that you use?
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 9/9/2013 9:36:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
>
> Akiko Kotani was a professor at Slippery Rock University of PA, and was
> my
>
> teacher when I was working on the BFA degree there. Her fibers
exhibitions
> span the globe. She is a Japanese American who was born in Hawaii, in
> 1940.
> This exhibition that opened on Friday night at the Pittsburgh Center for
> the
> Arts features work that she has created over the past two years - all
> imagery is from nature, such as grass, wind, rain, etc. The show's
theme
> is
> based on the German word, sheinen, and she creates a show that reflects
> the
> "shining of space." The pieces are ethereal, some done in many layers of
> silk, each with embroidered patterns - they are overlaid so that there
is
> a
> layering of imagery. The entire show is white silks, with black
threads
> that are french knots - forming imagery. Other pieces are very delicate
> drawings that have been etched on slabs of clear glass - mounted on the
> walls. One room is completely filled with two walls, created by
> crocheting
> strips of white plastic from garbage bags. She used thousands of bags,
> cut
> into strips, to create these "soft walls." It is an installation, and
> the
> view of humans walking around and interacting with the soft white walls
> is
> pure magic.
>
> Other works are very small, perhaps about 5 inches square - the
> embroidered
> dots on white paper - then the piece is mounted on special made wooden
> brackets that are also painted white - and they form very deep shadows
on
> the walls - the light is cast down upon them from the ceiling -
> breathtaking!
>
> She is the Pittsburgh Artist of the Year, and her show received the
> largest
> grants ever given to an artist for this exhibition - it is very spare-
> and
> absolutely stunning to stand in the galleries and be a part of it all.
> You
> as a viewer are transported to infinity, it seems.
>
> This is how a craft technique is translated into fine art in the hands
of
> a
> master - when what is created in conceptual, an idea, rather than
anyting
> copied from nature.
>
> We had the most wonderful night at the opening. It was just a joyous
> experience to be there.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 4:05 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Akiko Kotani fiber arts show - WAS: RE:
> Where
> is everyone?
>
>
>> Lynda,
>>
>> Tell us more about the Akiko Kotani fiber arts show. How are you
>> connected
>> to it?
>>
>> Annette
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
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>> On
>> Behalf Of River Woman
>> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 2:58 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Where is everyone?
>>
>> Well, I am accounted for. I am in the studio making three strand
>> necklaces -
>>
>> for the Christmas Market at my friend's studio the first weekend in
>> November.
>> Now, it is a bit too hot up there - and I am expecting guests from
>> out-of-state, so I am back in the house waiting for them to arrive.
>> Shortly
>> after that, we will all drive to Pittsburgh to see the opening
reception
>> of
>> the Akiko Kotani fiber arts show...awesome day, huh?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 2:36 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Where is everyone?
>>
>>
>>> Wow, the list is very quiet lately. Hopefully that means that
everyone
>>> is
>>> crafting or doing something enjoyable.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I finished crocheting my 4 squares, 4 circles and 4 hexagons for the
>>> upcoming class I am taking. Now I am back to knitting the baby
> blanket.
>>> I
>>> have exactly 2 weeks to finish it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>>
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