The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists
Mitsuo Toyazaki
Japan
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KewpiesSize: 11cm(ht) x 4
Materials: potter's work (chocolate shape).
Date: JAN. 2009 -
Lightning DogSize: 146cm.ht × 140cm
Material: silk hemp (shibori, ink-jet print).
Date: MAY. 2009 -
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Red ButtonsSize: 167cm.ht × 130cm
Material: cotton (ink-jet print).
Date: MAY. 2005 -
JOHNSize: 12cm.ht (cace)
Material: miniature dog, miniature plastics chair, glass case.
Date: DEC. 2003
Mitsuo Toyazaki
Trained as a dyer and in katagami, he is a collector and accumulator of the small and overlooked, finding beauty and humour in the mundane and ordinary. The work carries a cultural narrative through his relationship with tradition, which is purposely disrupted by his use of unexpected materials.
Artist's Statement
