芹沢銈介：日本の染色の巨匠（展示図録） Serizawa : Master of Japanese Textile Design

Earle, Joe (EDT)/ Brandt, Kim (CON)/ Fraleigh, Matthew (CON)/ Hamada,

Yale Univ Pr（2009/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 134 p.／サイズ 145 color illus.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780300150476
• DDC分類 746.092

基本説明

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. Exhibition Schedule: Japan Society Gallery, New York (10/2/09 - 1/10/10).

Full Description

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 catalogue 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.