88 Knit

2011-11-24T18:46:00.005+01:00

I saw a beautiful exhibition of knitted sculptures at Maison du danemark the other day.
There was also a small work by Alexandra Bircken,(3rd photo) whose work I discovered some time ago in a bookshop in Berlin.
I've done some knitting but never really loved it because the repetitive process can get quite boring and it demands enormous amount of time and patience.
But it's always fun to see exciting work done by someone else!

New screenprints

2011-11-19T15:46:00.004+01:00

I made some new screenprints yesterday. I'm working on a series inspired by intriguing houses I saw in Japan.
This is a house I saw in Kyoto which somehow reminded me of a mushroom because of the shape and the colour.
They are available in several colours.

Visit my shop here.

Prints for sale

2011-11-08T14:03:00.001+01:00

I have some new prints for sale on my webshop.
yuyasutake.bigcartel.com/

These drawings are from the zazou exhibition I participated last month at atelier beau travail in Paris.

Photos from the last two exhibitions

2011-11-04T23:16:00.006+01:00

It's a bit too late to go now but here are photos from the wonderful fanzine festival exhibition I was lucky enough to participate.
The people from papier gache who organized this exhibition was really kind too.

The last one is from the 'zazou' exhibition held at atelier beau travail.
Again, it was a beautiful exhibition and I'm so grateful to people who invited me to participate.

Some prints from the zazou exhibition will also be available to buy in my webshop soon..

2011-10-26T11:09:00.001+02:00

Yesterday after the rain, the light was pretty.

Original drawings for sale

2011-10-25T13:00:00.009+02:00

CITY COLLAGE €25 +postage
Collage, 297x210mm (A4)

CARNIVAL €25 +postage
Ink, collage, 297x210mm (A4)

I've also got some other artworks for sale so if you are interested in seeing them,
just let me know by email and I'll send you the PDF with details.

yasutakeyu@gmail.com

Zazou exhibition at Atelier Beau Travail

2011-09-29T20:46:00.005+02:00

Here's the flyer designed by Hélène for the exhibition I'll be participating.
The vernissage is next friday 7th October at Atelier Beau Travail.
If you happen to be in Paris, come by and say hi!

Expo-vente

2011-09-22T19:32:00.008+02:00

Some new work for an upcoming exhibition on the theme of zazou (zoot in english).
The prints will be for sale.
More in details later!

Another news:
I feel honored to be able to participate in the Fanzine Festival which will be held from 1-23 October at the Médiathèque Marguerite Duras in Paris.
Some of original work from the zines I made will be exhibited as well.
If you are around, come and say hi at the vernissage on 30th September.

Matthew Brannon

2011-09-15T22:25:00.003+02:00

Matthew Brannon's stunning screenprints

Iceland 2

2011-09-07T11:20:00.003+02:00

Iceland has some amazing folk & outsider art museums all over the country.

Iceland

2011-09-05T11:02:00.003+02:00

Back from beautiful Iceland. We made a circuit of Iceland by car and did camping. More photos to share later!

Summer

2011-08-16T20:05:00.005+02:00

Here's a photo from last weekend.

Good days pass so quickly.
In a few days, I will be leaving for Iceland!

Shop update

2011-07-29T10:37:00.009+02:00

Hello
My shop is finally updated and my zines are also available.

I went to Kelllylee Evans's concert last night. I had such a great time.
I've never heard of her but went there by chance.
She's a jazz vocalist and sang mostly Nina Simone's songs in her own way.
If you don't know her, I highly recommend listening to her songs here
or on youtube.

Summer

2011-07-22T15:46:00.005+02:00

I was at Nathalie L'ete for a month, doing some embroidery based on her illustrations and making masks of papier mache.
It was great fun and I felt privileged to be in her wonderful studio the whole time.

Dress

2011-07-22T15:31:00.003+02:00

Made a dress for mum with a nice fabric she bought in Finland some time ago.

Paper sculpture!

Zines

2011-07-19T13:45:00.007+02:00

I made 2 zines from my recent projects; self portraits & city collage.

Both 20pages full colour 15 x 21 cm (A5)
As for the city collage, the cover is silkscreened.
If you'd like a copy, my zines will be available to buy
on my webshop soon!
Stay tuned.
Thanks!

New work

2011-06-20T18:41:00.003+02:00

I updated my site by adding some new stuff. Have a look here for more.
Thanks!

Toys

2011-06-11T23:09:00.003+02:00

Minka Podhajska (1881-1963) from a wonderful book called 'Toys of the avant-garde'.
I found more great images from the book here

Philippe Lardy

2011-05-23T19:51:00.003+02:00

This weekend, I visited Point Ephemere and saw Philippe Lardy's exhibition.
I'm new to his work. I'm interested in the textures of his paintings. They are mostly painted with goauche on cardboard.

Cactus

2011-05-13T21:24:00.005+02:00

I've been working on several projects at the moment.
It is fun but I wish I had more time.. well, like always.
I think I'm very slow...

(I just got interested in cactus lately for some reason.)

Jan Bons

2011-04-09T19:48:00.002+02:00

Jan Bons exhibition
The elegant simplicity of torn paper
The beautiful thing about working with torn paper is that you don’t need a computer.(...)
you’ve got to be really good to be able to make design look this simple.

Drawing now

2011-03-29T09:30:00.005+02:00

I visited a contemporary drawing fair.
It was the last day and I'm so glad I made it in time.

1.2.Evelien Hiele
3. Erik Dietman
4. Gabrielle Manglou
5. Richard Muller

Printing

2011-03-22T16:34:00.007+01:00

Spring is here. It's a pleasant day to work.
I started jogging again. Hopefully it'll last.

Beautiful

2011-02-22T16:18:00.010+01:00

I visited two nice exhibitions last weekend.

Ilija Bosilj's painting Sophia Loren,

from Art brut exhibition

I also discovered some great work from artists who are new to me such as Sava Sekulic

Last two by Jockum Nordstorm

Great opportunity to have a close look at his work

News

2011-02-16T11:54:00.007+01:00

Hello!
It's been a while.
Finally, some of my recent work are online now.
Have a look here

I'll do my best to update regularly to keep it fresh.

Thanks!

Oyster season

2011-02-01T16:08:00.005+01:00

Kyoto

2011-02-01T15:23:00.012+01:00

In December last year

Macadam

2010-12-16T16:00:00.004+01:00

We opened a small workshop for kids at Centre Pompidou some week ago.
I loved observing the kids play and draw freely.

Self portrait

2010-12-16T15:51:00.002+01:00

(Looking at myself in the spoon)
Sigmund Polke and Cy Twombly revisited.

West African Masquerade

2010-11-27T22:49:00.013+01:00

Photographs by Phyllis Galembo

2010-09-22T21:33:00.008+02:00

MOON TREE

Gabriel Orozco inspires me. I'm starting to look at things around me with fresh eyes.

I don't want to be a master. I want to be a kid.
To keep making art, you have to put yourself in the position of a beginner.
You have to be excited by a stone on the sidewalk, or like a child, by the flight of a bird.

2010-08-16T19:10:00.018+02:00

I'm back from Sweden. I can't describe how much I loved it there.

I'll definitely be back to discover more!

2010-07-21T12:08:00.006+02:00

Hello!

it's been so quiet here..

From now on, some of my recent work can be seen here.
Better layout, simple navigation.
I'll be adding more images in times to come.

Enjoy your summer (or winter)

I'm excited to to go to Sweden in August!

2010-06-28T17:47:00.007+02:00

HAPPY HOUR

I visited an exhibition of Paul Klee the other day, one of my favorite artists.
There was a quote on the wall and it somehow moved me.
It was something like this:
'Colour possesses me. This is the meaning of my happy hour. Colour and I are one. I'm a painter. '
I thought my life would be quite boring if I stopped creating.

2010-06-21T17:16:00.003+02:00

Last post on the books from my trip to Basel.
I was lucky enough to find an amazing secondhand bookshop

full of children's books which suit my taste.
The book above is a collection of children's drawings,

each displayed with a name of the 'artist' and his/her age.

It's one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen.

2010-06-19T11:01:00.004+02:00

2010-06-17T10:21:00.004+02:00

2010-06-03T22:00:00.008+02:00

Oh Berlin was amazing! I didn't bother taking many photos though.
However, there are several artists I discovered during this short trip.
Alexandra Bircken is one..
See an interview with her here

Another thing: Olafur Eliasson's exhibition
at Martin Gropius Bau was especially stunning!
It's been a while since I've been to such a stimulating exhibition.

Thanks everyone for the tips.
I can't wait to go back (probably in the weekend next time for the fleamarkets..).

2010-05-24T13:56:00.002+02:00

TELL ME ABOUT BERLIN
what to eat, to see, where to go..etc
I'll be there next week!

2010-05-17T22:08:00.008+02:00

Updated

Geometric patterns
Again, have a look here for more.

2010-05-05T12:51:00.009+02:00

My puppets

Click here to see more

Thanks a lot for your kind words on my last post. I appreciate it.

2010-04-29T11:29:00.011+02:00

Stitch

I tried out some stitching lately out of my collages.
With my limited knowledge and skills, they look a bit awkward. It's fun nonetheless!

2010-04-24T21:53:00.002+02:00

Maya Guatemala

2010-04-23T11:41:00.008+02:00

Jurgen Lehl

Made in Japan, the textiles of Jurgen Lehl

2010-04-04T17:51:00.008+02:00

THE MAGICIAN AND THE DOG

2010-03-30T20:39:00.007+02:00

2010-03-30T00:38:00.006+02:00

I'm so behind but here are some more snapshots of Kyoto from last winter.
Soon, I'll be able to show some new things I've been working on.
I met up with lili last week. Most days I get so caught up in a daily routine,
I forgot how refreshing it is to meet new people once in a while!

Throw me a dream please, it's been a dreamless sleep
for such a long time

A song to wake up and to go to sleep
Seabear- I sing I swim

Good night.

2010-03-21T15:44:00.014+01:00

Things I brought from Kyoto

Last winter

Found them at the fleamarket.

I had a hard time choosing colours of the zippers.

They were so cheap and such exquisite colours.. possibly hand-dyed?

Now I need to find some fabrics for some dresses and skirts!

2010-03-20T20:22:00.004+01:00

I bought the first strawberries of this year.
I cleared out my wardrobe and added two dresses I recently purchased.
Suddenly I feel like dressing up and going for a walk.
I even feel like carrying my camera around with me, which is a positive sign.
The magic of spring!

Listening to Andrew Bird, I'm feeling quite relaxed.

2010-03-12T11:58:00.009+01:00

ANNIE LARSON

The universe so full of happy spirit and spontaneity..
Haven't been so excited by fashion until recently, I discovered this.

2010-02-25T15:03:00.006+01:00

Welcome to my world
Some recent sketches on circus and egypt.
I'm quite into vivid colours and inky, watercolour-y texture at the moment
if you know what I mean.

2010-02-20T13:25:00.004+01:00

Oly spoiled me with so many lovely things she made the other day
when I met her on her last day in Paris. I really like the way she wraps gifts.
A sweet generous lady she is.
Thank you dear Oly!

2010-02-13T13:13:00.009+01:00

Intriguing textiles produced in the Wiener Werkstätte (vienna workshops) 1910-1932

2010-02-06T22:47:00.018+01:00

At the market in Kyoto (again).
Beautiful patterns and colours of vintage kimotos, ceramics, kokeshi, and stamps
The little 'moneybox' lady's got a swedish flag on it somehow. I don't know why.

2010-02-02T17:57:00.000+01:00

2010-01-16T14:38:00.006+01:00

1. VADS:online resource for visual arts

Something as free and lively as this makes me happy. Find more on the site.

(via weird friends)

2. I recently discovered Sri Threads.

From what I know, it's a textile gallery in NY, specializing in antique Japanese folk textiles.
I've no knowledge on the subject so I learn a lot from their blog.
The 2nd pic above however, is Ralli quilts from Pakistan which I find beautiful as well.

2010-01-07T21:37:00.012+01:00

The center of me followed her, but I was left with the shell of me.

Extremely loud and incredibly close

I was so touched by the sign above,

' please protect/take good care of plants and flowers on the Path of Philosophy'
(there's a path in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto), written by a school kid.

There's something so beautiful and liberating about the handwriting and the way children draw.

Sadly as we get older, we tend to lose those qualities.

I've been thinking of art education lately.

Do we consciously or unconsciously try to draw 'better'?

Is learning to draw as precisely as possible really necessary?
I don't agree with the idea that the word 'right or wrong' exists in drawings

or any form of so-called art in general as some people say.

2010-01-02T15:18:00.004+01:00

KYOTO

Fleamarket (held on the 25th of every month) at Kitano tenmangu Shrine is

a must-see when visiting Kyoto.

There are also many food vendors so make sure you go hungry!

That's it for Kyoto for now. I need to move on..

2010-01-01T12:41:00.005+01:00

KYOTO

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

p.s. Keibunsha is the most beautiful bookshop I've ever been.

It's got a small gallery and sells hand crafted items and some stationery as well.
(last two photos are inside the bookshop)

2009-12-31T06:11:00.012+01:00

KYOTO

By the way, I had a nice surprise this morning at hui hui.

I have secretly been a fan of their clothing line, so I'm very flattered.

Thanks!

2009-12-19T19:24:00.012+01:00

MOUNTAIN, 'IT', VELVET JUNGLE

1. Ingegerd Torhamn, 1930
2. Karna Asker 1928
both: heavy, knotted short-pile carpets

Agneta Flock stuffed velvet forms to produce liana and jungles
in saturated and heavy colours towards the end of the sixties.
She also worked at that time with reclining and 'growing' forms in a lesser
format that formed part of organic plant shapes. The jungles seemed to divide the
room as they were hung from the ceiling.

2009-12-13T22:28:00.011+01:00

Playful and unconventional textile art & sculpture
1. Lizzie Olsson-arle, 1974, Appliqué
2. Aganeta Goes, 1974, Appliqué
3. Marie Louise de Geerbergenstrahle. Fish balls in lobster sauce, 1968, appliqué with stuffing
4. Margareta Hallek, Varied Wrinkles, 1968, Variable seam-embroidery with elastic
5. Inga Brand, 1975, Woven forms
All from Svensk textilkonst

So often people are working hard at the wrong thing.
Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.
working hard is overrated

2009-12-07T10:00:00.010+01:00

Funny faces and creatures very well composed,
found in 'Ancient Peruvian textile design in modern stitchery'

2009-12-03T00:50:00.012+01:00

LITTLE PEOPLE

Promise this is the last time you'll be seeing these here.
I'm beginning to enjoy expressing my ideas in 3D lately.
In case you are curious to see a bit more,

head over my other work-in-progress blog.

which project has given you the most satisfaction?
every project has its own satisfaction, and reflection.
and we need both to move to the next step.

interview from sanaa

2009-11-28T14:22:00.004+01:00

SUNKEN BOATS?

Working on stage design. More later.

2009-11-07T18:15:00.007+01:00

TEXTILWERKEN

Found this fantastic german craft book in a library.

Full of exciting images that i dont know which ones to choose for this post.

Sadly my german is hopeless to understand the text

although I studied it for some time..

I should have been more serious in school.
(The book is called Textilwerken grundlagen und lehrwege.)

+Go read this heartwarming short story.

++Makoto Kagashima's awesome.

2009-10-28T23:11:00.011+01:00

SAD FLOWER

I'm in love with Lauri Faggioni 's creatures.
I also like the music video she did for devendra banhart's 'a ribbon'.

A great video for a great song.

2009-10-26T21:44:00.010+01:00

BAUHAUS TEXTILES

Some of my favorites from bauhaus textiles.(the book)

2009-10-23T00:37:00.010+02:00

Experimenting based on a story of a fox and a crow.

Here is a collage I did some time ago and now,

I'm trying to re-create a scene from the story in 3 dimensional form.

I'm actually enjoying it!

2009-10-21T01:07:00.015+02:00

I'm supposed to be doing something else but I'm browsing utrecht (a bookshop in Tokyo)'s webshop again.
On the way, I (re-)discovered some images of beautiful spoon collection;
1. Jasper Morrison:: A book of spoons

2.3.4. Some spread from Hermann Junger's book
( would love to own this!)

P.S. himaa's bag on sale!

2009-10-18T22:43:00.017+02:00

Above are Katharina Trudzinski's sculpture/paintings (via drawing diary)
I love what she does. Those geometric shapes and colours in her work are amazing.

I'm in awe.

v

2009-10-10T16:42:00.011+02:00

//Reading Akira Minagawa's book

Just a little note:
There is an exhibition of Mina perhonen

starting from 24/october in Tilburg, Holland.

A must see if you are around.

More info in English translated version here

^

2009-10-04T15:00:00.011+02:00

Wow Hannah Waldron's work is awesome.

^

2009-09-30T18:11:00.002+02:00

Before I forget

Nice things spotted on the internet lately
1.Justin Waldron via make it easy
2. Photo by siepfabriek
3. Mina perhonen usabag
*photo from kuu kukka
I've been lucky enough to be able to help mina perhonen a bit

a couple of times during the fashion week here.

I've got to say that their creations are even more beautiful in real life.

Ah I'm overjoyed every time I see their delicate

and yet playful prints and embroideries..

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2009-09-24T00:08:00.001+02:00

My current fascination- bauhaus textiles

(images above from here)

Speaking of bauhaus textiles, I found this great link definitely worth a visit:
Gunta Stölzl

Have a look at her designs for fabrics for example.

^

2009-09-12T22:30:00.000+02:00

Jordi Ferreiro

Max Bill

Concrete art
'it is the expression of the human spirit, intended for the human spirit,

and it should have the sharpness, the clarity and the perfection that must be

expected from the human spirit.'

(via)

2009-09-09T00:32:00.001+02:00

oh oh oh LUCKYBOYSUNDAY

via siepsfabriek

2009-09-06T16:39:00.000+02:00

PAPER ARCHITECTURE part 3

TT:NT Birthday ring and all year rings made of fold-out paper.

Greetjevantiem/design makes yarn from waste paper.
Handspun recycled newspaper yarn: here

Further info on paper architecture from this awesome book;
UN/FOLDED paper in design, art, architecture&industry

2009-09-04T18:29:00.001+02:00

PAPER ARCHITECTURE part 2

Sarah Illenberger's chilli con carne recipe

Tommy Støckel

1. honeycomb cardboard, paper

2.(Broken) Tree

Paper, wood, acrylic, foam decoration beam

both from Ist das Leben nicht schön? installation

2009-08-31T13:50:00.000+02:00

PAPER ARCHITECTURE

PAPER LOG HOUSES- Bhuj, India, 2001
(temporary house after the earthquake)
Shigeru Ban is well known in architecture for his

innovative work with paper&cardboard.
He values the low-cost ecological material because it can be recycled.
These buildings are reminiscent of traditional Japanese

bamboo structures, but were made of cardboard tubes
with 4millimeter thick walls.

Marloes ten Bhömer's tyvek boots
Bhömer ignores the convetions of traditional shoemaking,

thus challenging the familiar image of shoes/fashion accessories.
She loves working with unconventional materials.

Stefan Diez- Papier
A series of bags entirely made of synthetic paper (tyvek)
They are ultra lightweight, super strong and water-resistant

but look like design mock-ups.

After a long time of usage the bags are fully recyclable

like ordinary shopping bags.

2009-08-30T21:53:00.003+02:00

Details

I'm so afraid of losing something I love that I refuse to love anything.

2009-08-29T10:10:00.000+02:00

One

'It's a shame that we have to live, but it's a tragedy that we get to live only one life.'

Extremely loud and incredibly close
Jonathan Safran Foer

2009-08-22T10:28:00.002+02:00

Experiment

Circles.

"Sandy [Alexander Calder] was never, in all his long life, unhappy.
He himself said that he had "a big advantage"

as he was inclined to be happy by nature.
Once a magazine reporter asked him if he ever experienced sadness,

and he answered, "No, I don´t have the time."

(via herzensart journal)

2009-08-20T20:14:00.002+02:00

Time & growing older

To me, growing older has for a long time been associated

with a certain uneasiness.

I generally don't give a toss about space,

but I have a problem with time.
'Naive.Super' Erlend Loe

Well, me too.

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