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Opaline 1 Keiko Kamata
$3,700
In collaboration with a textile mill in Japan, Keiko's hand-pulled screenprints on Mino washi fabric can be displayed either suspended from steel rods to enhance the fabric's graceful flow, or framed traditionally behind glass.
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The "Opaline Series" integrates the inherent textures of Mino washi cotton into the visual composition, allowing the fabric to shape the work as much as the imagery itself. With reverse printing, wide seams, and whimsical paper fringes, the pieces encourage a closer look. The series emerged from a three-year collaboration with Kondo Weaving Mill, a textile manufacturing company specializing in natural fibers, located in Aichi, Japan. Mino washi cotton is a unique textile, woven from traditional Japanese paper (washi) and cotton. My goal is to enhance, not overshadow, this fabric through my images. I want viewers to notice its nuanced textures, whimsical washi fringes, and translucency. This natural textile exudes quiet strength and sensitivity, and I aim for my images to reflect that balance.
About the Artist
Keiko Kamata approaches printmaking from a painterly perspective, using color and form to achieve a sense of weightless buoyancy.
News and
Notables
- Artisphere Artists of the Upstate Exhibition, 2023
- 14th Annual Art at the Capitol, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 2023
- Solo exhibition at Art & Light Gallery, 2018
