Tomoko Abe, Hair and Autopart, 2023, Cast glass, automobile part, 48 x 32 x 4 inches
TOMOKO AMAKI ABE
Artist Statement
I enjoy the interactive process with various media and exploring art forms that allow me to spontaneously collaborate with the materials I work with. Each medium has a unique character and often demands a specific artistic process or combination with other materials. I have been interested to work with translucent materials such as porcelain, paper, and glass due to my recent interest in creating artworks that are suggestive of objects which are normally invisible, or that lie behind what can be visibly observed.
My artistic inspirations are often drawn from evolving and decaying facets of nature and their spiritual imprints, including unnoticeable elements, such as wind, soil and water, as well as man-made artifacts such as industrial wastes and debris. These works concern the ambiguous state of being transient and permanent often through a process of re-generation. The show “Respire” reflects our ephemeral yet enduring existence in our environment.
Past Solo Exhibitions: A Hair’s Breadth 間一髪, 2023 Respire, 2021
Past Group Exhibitions: please come flying, 2022 Reviewed and Sold: What’s Next?, 2022 SYMPOIESIS, 2020 (s)(o)(f)(t) (w)(i)(n)(d)(o)(w)(s), 2020 NADA House, 2019 Space/Craft, 2017