HARUMI ISOBE Born 1941
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Harumi Isobe trained in Sweden to be a tapestry weaver and her approach is one in which three dimensional qualities are very important. These are achieved in several ways: through texture and colour, by folding and pleating, by layering one piece in front of another or by transparency. The use of the gathering and ‘shrinking’ of ‘Earth Cardiogram’ illustrates the sensation that the earth is becoming smaller and more vulnerable. The ‘Missa Flora’ works echo her view of the transient nature of existence, the text woven within the pieces naming extinct and endangered flora. As we look through the tapestry our view of its surrounding space is tempered by the textures and text within the work.
Studied:
- Kyoto Hiyoshigaoka Art and Craft School
- State School of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
Current Teaching Status
- Lecturer, Kawashima Textile School
Recent Exhibitions Include
Solo
- 1995, 98 Gallery Maronie Kyoto
- Gallery Senbikiya, Tokyo
- 1999 Itami Museum of Art & Craft, Hyogo Daiwa Foundation, London, UK
Group
- 1996-98 'Revelation', touring UK
- 1997 Textile Art from Kyoto, Gallery M, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1998 'Revelation', National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- Imaginations '98' Gastuiskapel, Poperinge, Belgium
- 1999 Woven Garden, Belgium
Category of work
- Wall hung woven tapestry
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