ARTISTRY IN SILK: THE KIMONO OF ITCHIKU KUBOTA

  • 07 Feb 2018
  • (UTC-03:00)
  • 13 May 2018
  • (UTC-04:00)
  • Textile Museum of Canada 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2H5


Itchiku Kubota, Symphony of Light: Seasons : Jo / Autumn Prologue; Ryou / Certitude; Kou / Change; Hin / Nostalgia; Hou / Late Autumn Melancholy, 1986-1987

Artistry in Silk celebrates the work of Itchiku Kubota (1917–2003), an innovative artist whose spectacular creations gave new meaning to the art of kimono. He brought new life to a 16th -century decorative technique known as tsujigahana, a combination of resist-dyeing techniques and ink-drawing that was once thought lost forever. In his subsequent production of sumptuously beautiful kimono that featured “Itchiku tsujigahana,” the artist’s adaptation of this art form expanded contemporary ideas of surface design and assured Kubota a legacy as an out-of-the-ordinary artist and artisan whose work stimulated the mind and delighted the eye.

The exhibition presents 41 kimono designed and produced by the artist over three decades, from 1976 to his death in 2003.

Curated by Jacqueline Marx Atkins and organised by the International Chodiev Foundation.

More information about the exhibition from here.

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