Hideho Tanaka

Vanishing and Emerging Wall, Contemporary Woven Paper Textile Sculpture

2009

This handwoven contemporary textile sculpture, Rojo, was done by Chilean fiber artist, Carolina Yrarrázaval (b. 1960). Yrarrázaval explains her in...

This handwoven contemporary textile sculpture, Brocado en Lino, was done by Chilean fiber artist, Carolina Yrarrázaval (b. 1960). Yrarrázaval expl...

This handwoven contemporary textile sculpture, Mineral II, was done by Chilean fiber artist, Carolina Yrarrázaval (b. 1960). Yrarrázaval explains ...

Black Shell, Federica Luzzi, cotton, wool, 60” x 49” x 9”, 2009 Federica Luzzi (b. 1970, Italy) is known for her woven sculptures, which she creates using her own personal knotting ...

In this bright and colorful paper sculpture, a fantastical botanical form in vibrant teal green, dark magenta with gold and marbled pink, green, yellow and blue is composed of hand-c...

In this bright and colorful contemporary paper sculpture, a fantastical botanical form in light orange with dark burgundy, magenta and light brown in the center is composed of hand-c...

Cheung Yee, Cast Paper painting, wall sculpture, black, edition CHEUNG YEE (1936–2019) The Chinese artist Cheung Yee, a pioneer of the contemporary art scene in Hong Kong, died in Los Angeles on December 4 at the age of eighty-three. The Hong Kong Museum of Art confirmed his passing. Best known for his paper castings; bronze relief; and wooden, stone, and bronze sculptures, which mixed Western modernism, traditional Chinese aesthetics, and elements of folklore and ancient philosophies, Cheung cofounded the avant-garde Circle Art Group with Hon Chi Fun, Wucius Wong, and several other peers. The group was active from 1964 to 1971. Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1936, Cheung was raised in Hong Kong but was forced to leave the region when the Japanese invaded China during the Second Sino-Japanese War; his family relocated to Guangzhou. When the conflict ended, Cheung returned to the region and began learning Gongbi, a realist brush technique in Chinese painting. In the 1950s, he studied art at Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, where he met his wife. Throughout his schooling, Cheung pursued his interests in archaeology and began experimenting with different materials and with approaches to copperplate etching, welding, and modeling. In 1964, Cheung’s first major retrospective was organized by the City Museum and Art Gallery at Hong Kong City Hall. The following year, he received a grant from the Institute of International Education to study in the United States and Europe. Since then, he has had solo exhibitions at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, AO Vertical Art...

At the heart of Emily Payne's work is drawing. Even her large hanging wire sculptures are like drawings in 3 dimensional space. By reducing thin...