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Published on the occasion of the exhibition Kanako Togawa: In Awe of Nature September 11 - October 24, 2015
In Awe of Nature
Kanako Togawa
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Pictures don’t capture the depth and subtly of Kanako Togawa’s new work in glass. Using inks and oils the artist renders delicate tableaus on sheets of cast glass imbuing the pieces with a preternatural gravity. Her softly executed birds and moths float in murky atmospheres and her dark lush landscapes merge into inky ambience. In two of the new works Togawa continues to apply a visual strategy she has tried before; juxtaposing a scene applied to the front and back surface of her flat glass with a 3 dimensional depiction in cast glass of glistening wet leaves and fruits. The artist has remarked that she is channeling the transformative essence of nature in her depictions of flowers and fauna from her native Japan. Indeed, the objects themselves radiate a kind of zen quiet that borders on the spiritual. Kanako Togawa was born and grew up in Osaka, Japan. She attended Osaka University of Arts where she studied glass making with Hiroshi Yamano and Etsuko Nishi. In between earning her BFA and MFA in Osaka Kanako spent a year studying with Michael Rogers at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The artist finds inspiration in nature, music, architecture, furniture design and fashion. Two Japanese artists, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Hiroshi Senju, have particularly influenced her work. Suigimoto’s photographs share a delicate use of light and a dreamy atmosphere with Togawa’s softly rendered tableaus of birds and moths wheeling across overcast skies. Senju, who paints in a classic Japanese landscape style that brings bold texture and gesture to traditional motifs is a clear influence on Togawa’s pictoral style which flirts with traditional representations of flora and fauna. The artist also expresses her admiration for the work and career of Karen LaMonte who is uncompromising in her commitment to bringing a feminine voice to monumental figurative sculpture and whose studio practice is exemplary for any aspiring artist. Kanako Togawa’s work is in the permanent collection of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has won several awards in Japan and the United States for her work and has appeared in the Corning Museum’s New Glass Review 32, 33 and 34. This is the artist’s second exhibition in the United States and at Ken Saunders Gallery. It is truly a privilege to present new and important work by this incredible talent.
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In Awe of Nature #3 mixed media on glass 21 x 39 x 1 inches 2015
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In Awe of Nature #1 mixed media on glass 36 x 78 x 1 inches 2015
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After the Rain - June - #1 mixed media on glass 31 x 31 x 1 inches 2015
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In Awe of Nature #2 mixed media on glass 21 x 39 x 1 inches 2015
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After the Rain - June - #2 mixed media on glass 31 x 31 x 1 inches 2015
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In Awe of Nature The main subject of these artworks reflects my fascination towards the beauty and mystery that lives in nature. The spirit of nature is infused within the glass: it contains the passage of time from when the leaves are lush and green till they turn to dust and ashes. The imprints left behind reveal the power and continuity of life. ~ Kanako Togawa ~
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Kanako Togawa in her studio in 2015
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Kanako Togawa 1986 2009 2010 2012
Born in Osaka, JAPAN B.F.A, in Crafts Department of Osaka University of Arts Rochester Institute of Technology School for American Crafts Glass department Studio Residence, New York, USA M.F.A Osaka University of Arts
Exhibition 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Glass In My Mind, Osaka, Japan Limono Ten, Gallery MONE, Osaka, Japan Hibiki, Gallery MONE (Osaka, Japan) Glass Education Network GEN, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Osaka University of Arts Graduate School Exhibition, Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan Osaka University of Arts Glass Department Exhibition, CASO, Osaka, Japan White Crafts Show, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan Kanako Togawa Glass Exhibition, NTID Gallery, New York, USA Cheongju Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea Osaka University of Arts M.F.A Exhibition, Osaka, Japan Glass no kao Vol.1, Gallery YDS, Kyoto, Japan Bi no boukensyatachi – deainohomare- JROsaka Mitukoshi Isetan, Osaka, Japan Original Voices, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, USA Contemporary Glass Jewelry, Soranohako Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Glass no kao, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan Glass Exhibition, Sakurazuka Gallery, Osaka, Japan Rich seasons 30×30, Orie Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Glass Exhibition ~Breath~ Sakurazuka Gallery, Osaka, Japan Group Exhibition at YDS Gallery, Kyoto, Japan Breath from Japan, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL In Awe of Nature, Solo Exhibition at Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL UTUROHI, Shop & Gallery YDS, Kyoto, Japan
Awards 2009 Laboratory Awards as Top Graduate from Osaka University of Arts 2010 Grand Prix Prize of Osaka Crafts show 2011 New Glass Review 32, New York, USA Best of Worldwide Glass Artists Kennedy publishing, USA 2013 New Glass Review 34, New York, USA
Collection
Corning Museum of Glass, New York, USA Rochester Institute of Technology NTID Permanent Collection of Art, New York, USA Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Munich, Germany
Galleries
Ken Saunders Gallery Chicago, IL
Books New Glass Review, 32 New York, USA New Glass Review, 33 New York, USA New Glass Review, 34 New York, USA Best Worldwide Glass Artists, Kennedy Publishing, USA J. Arts - West - Reijinsha Inc. Japan
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十川 賀菜子 1986 2009 2010 2012
大阪府生まれ 大阪芸術大学 工芸学科ガラスコース卒業 ロチェスター工科大学 アメリカンクラフトガラスコース アーティストレジデンス、ニューヨーク、米国 大阪芸術大学大学院 博士課程前期工芸研究領域 修了
個展・グループ展
2007 Glass In My Mind, 三人展, 大阪 2008 “いいもの展,” ギャラリー百音, 大阪 2009 “日々器,” ギャラリー百音, 大阪 Glass Education Network GEN, 東京都美術館, 東京 “大阪芸術大学卒業選抜展,” サントリーミュージアム, 大阪 大阪芸術大学ガラスコース『卒展』海岸通ギャラリーCASO, 大阪 2010 White, 大阪芸術大学大学院展 体育館ギャラリー, 大阪 2011 Kanako Togawa Glass Exhibition, NTID ギャラリー, ニューヨーク、米国 淸州クラフトビエンナーレ, 淸州、韓国 2012 大阪芸術大学大学院卒業制作展, アートコートギャラリー, 大阪 “ガラスの貌 Vol,1” Shop & Gallery YDS (京都) “美の冒険者たち〜出藍の誉れ〜” JR大阪三越伊勢丹アート解放区, 大阪 Original Voices, Ken Saunders ギャラリー, シカゴ、米国 2013 “まとう彫刻 ~ Contemporary Glass Jewelry ~” ギャラリー空箱, 東京 “ガラスの貌 ~ 祝祭の華,” 阪急うめだ本店, 大阪 “Glass Exhibition ~ それぞれのかたち,” 桜塚ギャラリー annex, 大阪 “Rich Seasons ~ オリエ 30×30 アート展,” オリエアートギャラリー, 東京 2014 “十川賀菜子 Glass Exhibition ~Breath~” 桜塚ギャラリー , 大阪 “日本のガラス〜美の競演〜瀬沼健太郎 十川賀菜子 作品展,” 阪急うめだ本店7階美術画廊, 大阪 Breath from Japan, Solo Exhibition, Ken Saunders ギャラリ ーシカゴ、米国 2015 In Awe of Nature, Solo Exhibition, Ken Suanders ギャラリー シカゴ、米国 “うつろひ展”, Shop & Gallery YDS, 京都
受賞歴 2009 2010 2011 2013
大阪芸術大学卒業制作展 研究室賞 大阪工芸展クラフト部門 大賞 New Glass Review 32 世界ベスト100, ニューヨーク、米国 Best of World wide Glass Artists ケネディー出版社, 米国 New Glass Review 34 世界ベスト100, ニューヨーク、米国
コーニング・ガラス美術館, ニューヨーク、米国 ロチェスター工科大学 NTID アートセンター, ニューヨーク、米国 Alexander Tutsek 財団, ミュンヘン、 ドイツ
Ken Saunders Gallery シカゴ、米国
New Glass Review 32 ニューヨーク、米国 New Glass Review 33 ニューヨーク、米国 New Glass Review 34 ニューヨーク、米国 Best of World wide Glass Artists ケネディー出版社 米国 J. Arts - West - 株式会社 麗人社
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