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  • THREADS OF THE MUNDANE

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  • Threads Of Life

    The Natural,  The Sacred & The Mundane

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    Natural

    自然

    ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l/ 

     

    existing in or derived from nature;

    in accordance with the nature of, or circumstances surrounding, someone or something;

    (of a skill or quality) coming instinctively to a person; innate; 

    entirely to be expected

    2

    Sacred

    神聖

    /ˈseɪkrɪd/ 

     

    deserving veneration,

    religious rather than secular;

    regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or individual;

    regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; 

    sacrosanct​

    3

    Mundane

    ????

    /ˈmʌndeɪn,mʌnˈdeɪn/ 

     

    : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world

    : characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary

    : Commonplace // the mundane concerns of day-to-day life

    : belonging to or characteristic of the earth (often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual)

  • Soft, flexible thread of this sort is a necessary prerequisite to making woven cloth. 

    On a far more basic level, string can be used simply to tie things up - to catch, to hold, to carry. From these notions come snares and fishlines, tethers and leashes, carrying nets, handles, and packages, not to mention a way of binding objects together to form more complex tools.

    Elizabeth Wayland Barber 

    (Women's Work: the First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times)

  • We don't accomplish anything in this world alone...and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    (Women of Achievement : Sandra Day O'Connor, US Supreme Court Justice)

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    (Women of Achievement : Sandra Day O'Connor, US Supreme Court Justice)

  • Tiger

    Commissioned Work
  • Sacred Threads

    神聖

    The knots we tie

    Influences that endure

     

     

    The times we defy

    Love that is pure

     

     

     

    The paths we take

    Course corrections we make

    The ties that bind

    Connections that fray and unwind

     

     

    The mistakes we make

    Lessons we learn

    The advice we take

    Wisdoms we earn

  • from a wire - full

     

     

  • Bosatsu #2

    Bosatsu #3

    Bosatsu #4

  • Complexity 3.14159

    2010

    Hemp | 3 panel stitched noren

    Complexity Squared #1

    2011

    Handspun cotton | Framed

    Complexity Squared #3

    2011

    Homespun cotton | Framed

    Complexity 

    Squared #4

    2011

    Homespun cotton | Framed

  • Net #1

    Net #2

    Net #3

  • THREADS OF LIFE

    Online Installation

    NOREN

    Gallery

    FRAMED

    Gallery

    SHUGENDŌ IN-SPIR/IT/ED

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  • BIO

     

     

    1950 Born in Osaka, Japan 1970 Mentors: Katano Motohiko (LNT), Kuroda Tatsuaki (LNT), Kimura Uzan (LNT) Kajiyama Shin 1971 Receives award at Ist Hokuriku Dyeing Design Competition 1973 Selected at All Japan Textile Design Competition 1974 Graduates from Craft Department, Kanazawa University of Arts & Crafts Joins Toyobo Textile Company as staff of Design Section Receives Encouragement Award at All Japan Textile Competition 1978 Receives three awards at All Japan Textile Competition, wins the greatest number of awards Cotton Section Grandprix Interior Section Grandprix Apparel Section Award 1979 Tsutsugaki Noren Exhibition at Blackfriars Gallery, Sydney Receives award at All Japan Textile Competition Lecturer at Nakanoshima Arts College, Osaka

    1982 - 1986 Several exhibitions in Australia
    1986  Receives Award at Asian Textile Design Competition   1987  Opens independent studio Design Studio Shumei   1989  Creates five large Noren tapestries for Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Hawaii, using Tsutsugaki Yuzen techniques, commissioned by Tokyu Railways   1991  Selected as one of 100 Dyers, Japan, presented by Kyoto Prefecture in cooperation with the Japan Kimono Association and the Kyoto Textile Chamber of Commerce Exhibition at Kyoto Cultural Heian Museum, Kyoto   1992 Recording of NHK Television Broadcast The Revival of Umezome, the Roots of Kaga Yuzen   1996  Exhibition Tsutsugaki Yuzen Dyeing by Shumei Kobayashi at the Japan Foundation, Sydney Canberra College of Arts Lecture and Workshop at the Canberra College of Arts   1999 Exhibition Tsutsugaki Yuzen Dyeing by Shumei Kobayashi at Craft Victoria Lecture at the University of Melbourne Creates large Noren tapestries and framed works for Tetsuya’s and Azuma restaurants   2000  Lecture and demonstration at Fukagawa Edo Museum, Tokyo Commission Noren tapestry for Tetsuya’s restaurant Sydney
    2001  Lecture History of Natural Dyestuff at the Kanazawa Institute for the Renovation of Cultural Properties Involved in the revival of Umezome    2002  Exhibition Tsutsugaki Art Exhibition by Shumei Kobayashi at Tetsuya’s restaurant Sydney    2003  Tsutsugaki Art Exhibition by Shumei Kobayashi at the Japan Foundation, Sydney, including a lecture and demonstration    2004  Recording of NHK Television Broadcast  Oto no aru Fukei    2005  Lecture and demonstration Japanese Classical Hand Dyeing Method as a visiting artist at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales Third Tsutsugaki Art Exhibition by Shumei Kobayashi at the Japan Foundation, Sydney     2007 Exhibition Furoshiki - Reviving a Dyeing Art at the Japan Foundation, Sydney Tsutsugaki Exhibition Shumei Kobayashi at Silk Love Gallery, Tokyo     2008 Commission Tetsuya Restaurant Sydney screen size work    2010  Commission Tetsuya Waku Ghin restaurant Singapore Marina Bay Sands  Solo show Yamaki Gallery Osaka
    2011  Japan Foundation Sydney Lecture and Workshop Australian Academy of Design Melbourne Master class Commission Azuma Restaurant Sydney-largest work to date Solo Exhibition Weaving The Future Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne   2013 Distinguished Talent Visa in Australia   2014  Solo Exhibition Eyes Half Closed Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne   2016  Threads of Significance Solo Exhibition Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne Commission 12 x Noren for Japanese Restaurant AZUMA Restaurant, Sydney   2017  Curly Flat vineyards and winery, Lancefield, Victoria, creating pigments from vines   2019  Commission Kanazawa Hyatt Centric, Kanazawa, Japan   Annual exhibitions at major Japanese department stores in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo.   Since 1974 :   27 Solo exhibitions, 35 Group exhibitions
  • Basara Taishō

    伐折羅大将

    One of the 12 generals that protect the Yakushi Buddha.

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    The Twelve Divine Generals serve and protect Yakushi Nyorai, the healing Buddha, who heals all diseases, including the disease of ignorance. They are also responsible for protecting the faithful and vanquishing the enemies of Buddhism. The generals are usually depicted with ferocious countenances, wearing armor and standing in fighting poses.

  • Ayers | Framed work on cotton

    H27 x 57W

    The interweaving threads that are characteristic of Shumei’s foundation canvases reflect perfectly the ties he’s made in, and to, Australia.

    Opera 1 | Framed Work on Silk

    H78 x W104 cm

    His first government-sponsored exhibition at the Japan foundation in Sydney, which connected him to ...

    His first (of many) successful commercial solo exhibitions at LKG, which wove him into...

    Streets of Sydney | Noren

    H140 x W105 cm

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    Even more Australian networks and opportunities; which helped him...

    Stitch up the receipt of a special artist’s visa for permanent residency, and...

    Airs | Framed work on Cotton

    H58 x W45 cm

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    Wind up in a purpose built studio space on the grounds of renowned Curly Flat vineyard where he has developed natural pigments - such as a shibui coffee hue on silk from Curly Flat’s pinot vines and an evolving grey/brown from eucalyptus - from native materials.

    Created works to pay tribute to the indelible bonds he’s formed with the Australian people and resonant landscapes.

    Airs 7 | Framed work on cotton

    H48 x W100 cm

    And, created an artist signature to mark the Australian chapter of his career.

  • Dragon

    龍

    As a symbol of enlightenment and guardian of Buddhist law, the dragon is one of the most significant animals in the Buddhist pantheon. It is one of the Four Celestial Emblems, guardian of the East and the rain-giver, bringer of prosperity to humanity and thus, although powerful and fearsome, in contrast to the malevolent European dragon, is seen as just and benevolent, often associated with wealth and good fortune.

     

     
  • .For multitudinous seekers of the path such as those - what were their goals in life?

     

    あまた多くの求道者達は何をもとめて活きたのだろうか?
     

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