Honda Yoko
PRESS
I saw my own internal organs for the first time during an endoscopy at a medical check-up. I felt a sense of vitality and fascination from the color and luster of the organs I saw. I was inspired to create this work by the shapes of the organs, the mental image of digestion and the absorption of nutrients in the body, and the variety of functions performed by different organs. In this work, I expressed the way solid food is digested and the way the villi absorb nutrients.
b. 1980, Ehime, Japan.
Graduated from Traditional Arts Super College of Kyoto, Bamboo Craft major
Apprenticed to Tanabe Chikuunsai IV
Admitted to the 47th Western Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
Admitted to the 18th Japan Traditional Craft Arts, Wood and Bamboo Exhibition
Admitted to the 69th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
Tanabe Chikuunsai IV and Apprentices: Tradition and Innovation, TAI Modern, Santa Fe, NM
I saw my own internal organs for the first time during an endoscopy at a medical check-up. I felt a sense of vitality and fascination from the color and luster of the organs I saw. I was inspired to create this work by the shapes of the organs, the mental image of digestion and the absorption of nutrients in the body, and the variety of functions performed by different organs. In this work, I expressed the way solid food is digested and the way the villi absorb nutrients.