Search the collections
Similar items over time
Artwork - Paper with Netting, Naomi Ota, 1995
Reg. No: SH 960051
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Paper with Netting by Naomi Ota, 1995. Naomi Ota is a Japanese craft artist who is now a permanent resident in Australia. She draws inspiration for her work from the natural environment, working with materials such as branches, leaves, fur, wool and silk. She has tertiary qualifications in the visual arts specialising in fibre work and has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions in Kyoto and Melbourne.
- Description:
- Sculptural piece using paper mache and fibre to form a basket shape which is cradled in a fibre net. The net is hand knotted and the thread dyed from maroon to rust. The basket sit on three squat legs and dyed fibre forms undulate over the inside surface. Paperbark has been adhered over the basket surface also. The piece is designed to be presented with another two pieces as a complete installation however it can be considered autonomous as well.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 1.30 cm (Height), 28.00 cm (Width), 70.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | artworks, cultural identity, japanese communities, japanese culture, handcrafts, sculpture, visual arts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Naomi Ota, Japanese Migrant & Artist, circa 1990, Immigration & Artistic Practice Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection |
| Primary Classification: | CULTURAL IDENTITY |
| Secondary Classification: | Ethnicity - Creative Practice |
| Tertiary Classification: | mixed media |
| Artist: | Ms Naomi Ota, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, 1995 |
| Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, 1995 |
| References: | Contemporary Craft and Cultural Identity Project, by Deborah Tout-Smith and Anna Malgorzewicz for MoV and Monash History Dept, 1992 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Add your question or comment