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The 9th Quilt Nihon Exhibition
2007 Total entries: 709 (Worldwide), 224 (Student)
Grand Prix: Contemporary Quilt Category
Relative Distance
Inge Mardal(France) 177x168cm
The uncomplicated composition of this work is intentional. In one way it underscores the simplicity and beauty fund in solitary trees - yet also invites, or perhaps even forces, the viewer to relate to it by placing the trees uncomfortably far apart for the mind to combine them immediately.
Because the actual size of the trees are not specified in any way - there is no reference for doing that - it is for the viewer to set the horizontal dimension of the motif.
The traces of mist provide for a similar lack of determination of the depth of the motif.
The horizon is placed exactly in the middle of the motif, so that neither the upper nor the lower part provides a dimensional bias.
These three factors add to the relativity that challenges the viewer.
The uncomplicated composition of this work is intentional. In one way it underscores the simplicity and beauty fund in solitary trees - yet also invites, or perhaps even forces, the viewer to relate to it by placing the trees uncomfortably far apart for the mind to combine them immediately.
Because the actual size of the trees are not specified in any way - there is no reference for doing that - it is for the viewer to set the horizontal dimension of the motif.
The traces of mist provide for a similar lack of determination of the depth of the motif.
The horizon is placed exactly in the middle of the motif, so that neither the upper nor the lower part provides a dimensional bias.
These three factors add to the relativity that challenges the viewer.
Grand Prix: Traditional Quilt Category
Three Sisters - Scene
Hiroko Nakayama(Ibaraki) 193x193cm
When I entered this quilt in the contest, my only hope was that it would be accepted and displayed so that many people could see it. However, when I was informed that it had received the Minister of Education Award, I was overwhelmed with joy. A few years before I started working on this quilt, I had a poster of Chekov's Three Sisters on my wall. I was especially drawn to the background colors which reminded my two sisters and I that we were at the brink of the so-called "evening glow" age.
The colors are clear and bright but are also the sad colors of sunset. reminiscing on memories of our lives and also, remembering that life is often likened to a voyage. I made this quilt using the Mariner's Compass and depicted the colors of the sunset. I stitched the quilt by hand: every stitch representing our long journey in life. While I was making this quilt, my mother passed away and therefore, this has also become a quilt in her memory.
When I entered this quilt in the contest, my only hope was that it would be accepted and displayed so that many people could see it. However, when I was informed that it had received the Minister of Education Award, I was overwhelmed with joy. A few years before I started working on this quilt, I had a poster of Chekov's Three Sisters on my wall. I was especially drawn to the background colors which reminded my two sisters and I that we were at the brink of the so-called "evening glow" age.
The colors are clear and bright but are also the sad colors of sunset. reminiscing on memories of our lives and also, remembering that life is often likened to a voyage. I made this quilt using the Mariner's Compass and depicted the colors of the sunset. I stitched the quilt by hand: every stitch representing our long journey in life. While I was making this quilt, my mother passed away and therefore, this has also become a quilt in her memory.
Gold Prize: Contemporary Quilt Category
Interwoven
Sylvain Bergeron (U.S.A) 132x145cm
New technology is nodding to tradition in this piece, inspired by the traditional rail fence block. Ribbons of color appear woven together in a repetitive design. The overall effect is a web of colors, interwoven into an ever changing image based on lighting and angle of vision. Complexity emerges out of simplicity.
New technology is nodding to tradition in this piece, inspired by the traditional rail fence block. Ribbons of color appear woven together in a repetitive design. The overall effect is a web of colors, interwoven into an ever changing image based on lighting and angle of vision. Complexity emerges out of simplicity.
Gold Prize: Traditional Quilt Category
Hope Springs in Cremona
Harumi Asada (Aichi) 196x214cm
There is a school of violin-making in Cremona in northern Italy and there are over 120 studios manufacturing musical instruments. Many maestros owe much to this city where a great number of stringed instruments were crafted and produced. I was inspired from my trip to Cremona and decided to make a quilt using flowers that symbolize each defferent musical tone.
There is a school of violin-making in Cremona in northern Italy and there are over 120 studios manufacturing musical instruments. Many maestros owe much to this city where a great number of stringed instruments were crafted and produced. I was inspired from my trip to Cremona and decided to make a quilt using flowers that symbolize each defferent musical tone.
Grand Prix: Student Quilt Category
Information about the 9th Quilt Nihon Exhibition:
The 9th Quilt Nihon Exhibition: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
from 6 to 11 February, 2008
Entry : 709 entries from 16 countries world wide
Jurors: Mr. Michael James, Mr. Noriyuki Ito, Ms. Chuck Nohara, Ms. Fumie Ono, Ms. Hiroko Kon.
Awards: 84 works(Category A: Traditional 35 works, Category B: Contemporary 39 works, Category C: Junior and High School Student 10 works)
Exhibition Scheduled:
From April 16 to April 21: JR Nagoya Takashimaya in Nagoya, Japan
From July 11 to October 7: Museum of American Quilters Society, Kentucky, Paduca, U.S.A.
Spring in 2009, International Quilt Study Center, Nebraska, Lincoln, U.S.A.
For more information:
TEL：81-3-5261-5096
FAX：81-3-3269-8725
E-mail: nihonten@tezukuritown.com
The 9th Quilt Nihon Exhibition: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
from 6 to 11 February, 2008
Entry : 709 entries from 16 countries world wide
Jurors: Mr. Michael James, Mr. Noriyuki Ito, Ms. Chuck Nohara, Ms. Fumie Ono, Ms. Hiroko Kon.
Awards: 84 works(Category A: Traditional 35 works, Category B: Contemporary 39 works, Category C: Junior and High School Student 10 works)
Exhibition Scheduled:
From April 16 to April 21: JR Nagoya Takashimaya in Nagoya, Japan
From July 11 to October 7: Museum of American Quilters Society, Kentucky, Paduca, U.S.A.
Spring in 2009, International Quilt Study Center, Nebraska, Lincoln, U.S.A.
For more information:
TEL：81-3-5261-5096
FAX：81-3-3269-8725
E-mail: nihonten@tezukuritown.com