12th　～Some・Seiryukan　an art museum specifically for textile dyeing／kyoto～

Past Seiryuten exhibitions

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12th seiryuten

12th Seiryuten
Kyoto exhibition
Apr 23 - 28 , 2002
Kyoto Municipal Museum（Okazaki Park）
organizer／Seiryukai
sponsor／NHK Broadcasting Corporation　Mainichi Shimbun
cosponsor／DAIMATSU Co.,Ltd.
Tokyo exhibition
May 18 - June 23 , 2002
The Meguro Museum
organizer／The Meguro Museum・Seiryukai
sponsor／Mainichi Shimbun
cosponsor／DAIMATSU Co.,Ltd.
reference／12th Seiryuten catalogue 2002publication
(editing)Seiryukai secretariat

Exhibiting artists
Ishida Morito／Kawata Koro／Kurauchi Hisashi／Miura Kageo／Kitano Tsukio／Ihaya Keijin／Kurihara Chie／Tajima Yukihiko／ Fukumoto Shihoko／ Mitsuhashi Jun／Ishiduka Hiroshi／Ishihara Minoru／Kobayashi Syoko／Kagajo Ken／Shindo Hiroyuki／Toba Mika／Banba Masae／ Asada Shuji／ Isa Toshihiko／Ichimura Tomio／Okubo Naomaru／ Kato Yuki／Kitagawa Nanae／Shibuya Kazuko／Nakai Teiji／Nagao Norihisa／ Fukumoto Shigeki／Hori Teruko／Honda Masashi／Yahata Harumi／Yoshibiki Arisa

Seiryutei

The villa retreat at Nanzenji Temple called Seiryutei by Togo Heihachiro.

Email for comments

Email address to contact the Some・Seiryukan for comments and enquiries

In 1994, the exhibition "Modern Dye" was held at the National And International Museum of Art, centering on a number of medium-level Seiryukan committee member artists. The same period saw the "Contemporary Dye ・Four Artists" exhibition of works by dye artist elders Sano Takeo, Miura Kageo, Isa Kazuhiko and Raino Tsukio, as well as exhibitions by young cutting edge dye artists. A group of Western crafts artists who were in Japan at the time visited these exhibits, and all were impressed by the excellence of Japan's dye art. They were particularly impressed by the subtle dye effects achieved. America's Morris Louis admired the so-called "raw canvas" technique, in which the colors penetrate the untreated base material, as techniques of resist dyeing on plain cloth were unknown in the West until the 19th century. In Japan, the word someru (to dye) came into being early, together with a variety of cognates and metaphorical extensions such as shimiru (to penetrate deeply), shimikomu (to sink deeply into), najimu (to grow used to, literally to be penetrated by) and shimijimi (an adjective expressing thoroughness or depth of experience), words still used today. However, it could be argued that words strictly equivalent to someru and shimiru do not exist in Western languages. Thus, when the famous haiku by Matsuo Basho, shizukasa ya iwa ni shimiiru semi no koe (Such quietness — / the cicada's song / sinks deep into rock) is translated , it is common to express shimiiru by such words as "penetrate" or "sink into" (English) or "vriller" (French). (I should add here that the English word "dye" means the application of color to thread, not the creation of pattern in cloth with dye.) The development of the Japanese some tradition centered particularly around Kyoto, as is still the case today. It is for this reason that Kyoto is a kind of mecca for dye art, drawing many from other countries to study dyeing here. The SOMÉ・SEIRYUKAN is an institution that displays the highest levels attained by contemporary dye art, with its many techniques and expressive forms. May it continue to grow and thrive.

Index of exhibited works


刻の真空 Ishida Morito silk／wax-resist dyeing 165(H)X90(W)cm view works	刻の真空 Ishida Morito silk／wax-resist dyeing 165(H)X90(W)cm view works	刻の真空 Ishida Morito silk／wax-resist dyeing 165(H)X90(W)cm view works

刻の真空 Ishida Morito silk／wax-resist dyeing 165(H)X90(W)cm view works	刻の真空 Ishida Morito silk／wax-resist dyeing 165(H)X90(W)cm view works	THE BENCH Kawata Koro silkwool、vegetable dye、 acid dyes／wax-resist dyeing technique、paste-resist dyeing／collage 180(H)X160(W)cm view works

Suimennisakuhana Kurauchi Hisashi Japanese paper、pigment／ stencil dyeing（paste-resist dyeing） 180(H)X180(W)cm view works	YumedangiⅣ Miura Kageo Hakusan tsumugi silk、 vegetable dye、pigment／ fabric inlay、stencil、 collage、drawings 60(H)X180(W)cm view works	YumedangiⅤ Miura Kageo Hakusan tsumugi silk、 vegetable dye、pigment／ fabric inlay、stencil、 collage、drawings 60(H)X180(W)cm view works

Yomigaereruka Shidarezakura Kitano Tsukio senshi paper、pigment／ wax-resist dyeing 168(H)X340(W)cm view works	Kaeru Ihaya Keijin cotton、fiber reactive dye／ wax-resist dyeing 188(H)X376(W)cm view works	Muranosawagi1 Tajima Yukihiko cotton、resin、pigment、 fiber reactive dye／ stencil dyeing、resin pigment 96(H)X74(W)cm view works

Muranosawagi1 Tajima Yukihiko cotton、pigment、fiber reactive dye／ stencil dyeing、resin pigment 96(H)X74(W)cm view works	Asagiri Fukumoto Shihoko hemp、aluminum pole ／ indigo dyeing 210(H)X200(W)cm view works	Yugiri Fukumoto Shihoko hemp、aluminum pole ／ indigo dyeing 210(H)X200(W)cm view works

Toimizuwosukutte Mitsuhashi Jun silk、wood、brass line、crystal／ wax-resist dyeing 180(H)X273(W)X273（D）cm view works	LAUNDRY PROJECT No.0201 Ishiduka Hiroshi cotton、wood／ clamp-resist dyeing、other 200(H)X600(W)X20cm view works	Landscape with the sun and the moon Ishihara Minoru hemp／combined techniques of marbling and hand-dyed yuzen 200(H)X549(W)cm view works

想・2002・Ⅰ Kobayashi Syoko cotton、acid dyes／waxresist dyeing 150(H)X280(W)cm view works	20メートルのストローク -光冠- Kagajo Ken cotton、Remazol dye／ paste dyeing、rubbing technique 110(H)X2100(W)cm view works	20メートルのストローク -見えない木、スカートの裾- Kagajo Ken cotton、Remazol dye／ paste dyeing、rubbing technique 114(H)X2100(W)cm view works
	Shindo Hiroyuki
紺布 Shindo Hiroyuki cottonindigo dyeing／ clamp-resist dyeing 262(H)X69(W)cm view works	紺布 cottonindigo dyeing／ clamp-resist dyeing 262(H)X69(W)cm view works	Kagero Toba Mika Hakusan tsumugi silk、acid dyes／ stencil dyeing 198(H)X340(W)cm view works

Fuwari Banba Masae cotton／shibori dyeing （stitchingshibori）、stencil 140(H)X360(W)cm view works	WORK U-1 Asada Shuji silk、resin pigment／stencil 199(H)X346(W)cm view works	Tsukinomichi Isa Toshihiko handmade Japanese paper／ stencil dyed 280(H)X380(W)cm view works

松林月照 Isa Toshihiko handmade Japanese paper／ stencil dyed 280(H)X380(W)cm view works	Aonokioku '02-Ⅱ Ichimura Tomio kakishibu、pigment／ silkscreen dyeing 180(H)X320(W)cm view works	Katachininaranaikumowootte Okubo Naomaru cotton、Proxy on（fiber reactive dye）／ soda ash fixer、wax-resist dyeing 175(H)X310(W)cm view works

中国納西族古楽会 Kato Yuki linen／wax-resist dyeing、polymer resin 175(H)X522(W)cm view works	Taisyo -a- Kitagawa Nanae silk、vegetable dye、Chemical dye、 pigment／paste-resist dyeing 201(H)X267(W)cm view works	Sanga Nakai Teiji linen／wax-resist indigo dyeing 142(H)X642(W)cm view works

Kaminoshima(OkinawaKudakashima) Nagao Norihisa kumohada hemp washi paper／ paste-resist dyeing、stencil 180(H)X540(W)cm view works	Akahozo Fukumoto Shigeki cotton、linen、Remazol dye／ wax-resist dyeing、fabric inlay 192(H)X192(W)cm view works	Aohozo Fukumoto Shigeki cotton、linen、Remazol dye／ wax-resist dyeing、fabric inlay 192(H)X192(W)cm view works

Yakushimanoyamato takitosugiwomeguruA Hori Teruko jute、fiber reactive dye／ silkscreen dyeing 285(H)X90(W)cm view works	Yakushimanoyamato takitosugiwomeguruB Hori Teruko jute、fiber reactive dye／ silkscreen dyeing 285(H)X90(W)cm view works	Savant-Syndrome LH Honda Masashi cotton／pigmentscreen print 220(H)X340(W)cm view works

Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works	Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works	Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works

Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works	Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works	Flowers Yahata Harumi cotton、silk、fiber reactive dye、 gold leaf／shaped-dye、screen print、 plus other techniques 200(H)X660(W)cm view works

Harunoamenofuridasukoro Yoshibiki Arisa silk、acid dyes／wax-resist dyeing、blueprint 183(H)X460(W)cm view works

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