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Samiro Yunoki
Born in 1922 to a family of artists, Yunoki began his working life at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, a town with rich traditions and where he was introduced to Japanese folk craft (Mingei) and Katazome the art of stencil dyeing, which led him to study under the guidance Soetsu Yanagi, founder of the Mingei movement. These crafts were the springboard for his strikingly modern works, though steeped in Japanese tradition, he produced works rich in abstract pattern. What appeals to me is his strickingly seemingly simple patterns and his bold use of vivid colour.
Heti Gervis
Japanese photographer Naoaki Yamamoto took a series of beautiful images of Samiro Yunoki and his studio. A small insight to the curiosities that surround him as he works. Have a look here.
The details of his collaboration with Idée, and a supporting article can be read here.
His own personal website, and chronology of his exhibitions works can be found here.
- Heti Gervis
