Kazumi Nagano

Nagano is an artist reaching back to ancient traditions and reinterpreting these in a contemporary form. Her work is still very much influenced by Nihonga, a technique that she studied during her university years. This is a traditional Japanese painting technique involving the use of rock pigments deriving from natural minerals. She makes use of colour as she would in painting. Her pieces are very intuitive and are the result, at times, of a mere feeling. She employs the weaving together of strands of metal such as silver and gold and Japanese paper thread, to create different colour and texture patterns. The skilful use of this technique gives a refined quality to the pieces. Nagano conveys delicacy to her works by means of the creation of soft shapes. The suppleness of the pieces facilitates interrelation with the human body and makes them all the more appealing to touch.


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