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Chabako Project: Verification of Choice and Uses in Shape and Proportion
| Artist | NAKAMURA Takuo C-unitSATOH Taku |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Material/ Technique | tin, bamboo, pottery, Japanese lacquer, wood, glass |
| Size/ Duration | SAKAI Shinobu XL: H19.5 × W20.5 × D29.5cm L: H16 × W6.5 × D23.5cm M: H13 × W13 × D18.5cm S: H10.5 × W10 × D14.5cm XS: H8 × W8 × D11cm, MOTOE Kazumi XL: H18 × W20 × D28cm L: H14 × W15 × D22cm M: H11 × W12 × D17cm S: H9 × W10 × D13cm XS: H7.5 × W8 × D10.5cm, OOMURA Shuichi XL: H15 × φ17cm L: H12 × φ13.5cm M: H9.5 × φ10cm S: H7.5 × φ8cm XS: H5.5 × φ6cm, YOSHIDA Yasuki XL: H12.5 × φ12.5cm L: H11 × φ10cm M: H8.5 × φ7.5cm S: H7.5 × φ6.5cm XS: H6 × φ5cm, NAKAMURA Takuo XL: H13 × W17 × D14cm L: H10 × W13 × D11cm M: H9 × W12 × D11cm S: H8 × W8 × D7cm XS: H7 × W7 × D5cm, TAKEMURA Yuri XL: H9 × φ11cm L: H7 × φ9cm M: H6.5 × φ8.5cm S: H4 × φ6cm XS: H3 × φ4cm, AOKI Yuriko XL: H0.3 × φ18cm L: H0.3 × φ16cm M: H0.3 × φ12cm S: H0.3 × φ10cm XS: H0.3 × φ8cm |
| Copyright Notice | © AOKI Yuriko © MOTOE Kazumi © NAKAMURA Takuo © successor of OOMURA Shuichi © SAKAI Shinobu © TAKEMURA Yuri © YOSHIDA Yasuki © SATOH Taku |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2011 |
| Description | AOKI Yuriko: Born in Toyama, Japan in 1982. Lives and works there. MOTOE Kazumi: Born in Ishikawa,Japan in 1967. Lives and works there. NAKAMURA Takuo: Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan in 1945. Lives and works there. OOMURA Shuichi: Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa in 1968. Died there in 2012. SAKAI Shinobu: Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa in 1965. Lives and works there. TAKEMURA Yuri: Born in Aichi, Japan in 1980. Lives and works in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. YOSHIDA Yasuki: Born in Hyogo, Japan in 1968. Lives and works inKanazawa, Ishikawa. SATOH Taku: Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1955. Lives and works there. Nakamura Takuo C-unit is a group of Kanazawabased crafts artists who gathered together to work for “Chabako Project” in 2010. The unit is made up of Aoki Yuriko in metalwork, Motoe Kazumi in weaving basket, Nakamura Takuo in ceramics, Oomura Shuichi in lacquer, Sakai Shinobu in woodwork, Takemura Yuri in ceramics and Yoshida Yasuki in glasswork. Tokyo-based Satoh Taku is a graphic designer, whose work ranges from product design, such as for chewing gum and milk, to general direction of the NHK ETV program, “DESIGN-AH.” He is responsible for the design of logo of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Nakamura Takuo C-unit and Satoh Taku worked together for the first time for “Chabako Project.” This work was produced as a new project especially for “First International Triennale of KOGEI in Kanazawa.” Each of seven Kanazawa-based artists including Nakamura Takuo is usually producing works using different materials individually such as metal, bamboo, wood, glass and ceramics. With designer Satoh Taku joining them, they worked together on the theme of chabako (box to contain tea ceremony utensils). A collaboration between designer and craft artist is often performed, but this project differs from many examples in the past. What Satoh did was not to specify the shape but to define the ratio of size reduction and expansion specified on a scale of one to five. The form is closely related to materials and techniques, and Satoh chose not to break their close relationships. Through a simple act of changing sizes, the designer aims to separate functions from tools. Tools, from which functions are taken away, can be chosen and combined by the user every time they play new roles as tea utensils. |
NOTES
This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
Works and materials by the same artists are listed according to the date of the work in principle.
Works whose dates are unidentified are listed at the end of each item. Some works are not listed according to the date of work due to their relations.
The data of works and materials are listed in order of title, production year, material/technique/form, dimensions, donor’s name, copyright holder and credit for photograph.
Dimensions are given by height (H) x width (W) in centimeters for plane work, and height (H) x width (W) x depth (D) in cm for 3-D work. Diameter (Ø) is used for circular work.
For the name of country or city, the name currently used in English is listed in principle.