Concept Message from the Future

Kiryu performing art center artwork 1997

Concept　Message from the Future

What are we going to feel, grasp, and imagine from all works of art placed, hanged and set up here in Kiryu Performing Arts Center. In the making of their pieces, every artist visited the sight and started with picturing, conceptualizing and simply drawing a sketch. It went beyond expectations of the architectural design. For each artist, it was a discovering process of the origin that would confront new environment.

All works of art hold significant theme of universal beauty and embodiment of flexible mind; as a result, they display equivalent strength to extremely unique architecture of the center. By not relying and falling into line with the originality of the architecture, this project had produced some epochal pieces.
Among those pieces a work of art that deserves a special mention is "Steelweave I" in the atrium.

It is a result of fateful encounter of stainless steel yarn and macrogauze technique. This project superbly united a new material inspired by the idea of worldly known textile planner Junichi Arai and the original weaving technique of stunningly skilled, wise and witty Peter Collingwood, the weaver. His work "Steelweave I" should be recognized as a historical event and will be acknowledged by coming generations. Something that is happening only here in Kiryu, truly the "world's first at Kiryu".
It was a creation as well as an answer to a call of the future at the base of tradition.

I can not give enough thanks for this opportunity filled with creativity and excitement. I would really like for people to face each piece and understand the messages sent out from them.
with great appreciation,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　May 1997

Kiryu Performing Arts Center Art Work Coordinator 　　Minori Yamazaki

●左手前は鴻池朋子"Windy"
ウレタンフォームをウールの布でくるみ、キャラクター性を持った親しみのある作品に仕上げている。テーマは風。自由な造形感覚が伸びやかに表現されている。
(w3mxh2.7mxd1m)
●奥の壁面作品はPeter Collingwoodの"Steelweave 1 [Macrogauze 3D]"
最新技法が生んだ新素材ステンレススティールファイバー糸を、作者独自の技法であるマクロゴーズにより織り上げた画期的なテキスタイルアート作品。微妙な色調の変化と直線による構成がストイックな美しさを表現している。
(w7.5mxh5mxd0.6m)

●右の彫刻は「繭のらせん」　木戸　修　作
ステンレススティール　1997
高度な数学的計算に基づき、ステンレススティールを用いてつくられた現代彫刻作品。
複雑に交錯する螺旋は、始まりも終わりもない無限円環を形成している。
幅1.2m×高さ2.15m×奥行き0.9m［アトリウムエントランス正面］

　Internet Museum of MINORI YAMAZAKI