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Not on viewObject number2015.21
Sky Flow I
Artist
Chiaki Shuji
(Japanese, 1973-)
Date2007
Mediumetching, aquatint, drypoint
Dimensionsimage: 23 1/2 × 57 1/2 in. (59.7 × 146.1 cm)
framed: 37 in. × 5 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 1 in. (94 × 179.1 × 2.5 cm)
framed: 37 in. × 5 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 1 in. (94 × 179.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineJoy Light East Asian Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund
Exhibition History"Redefining the Multiple: 13 Japanese Printmakers," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts changing exhibition galleries (Jan. 17 - Apr. 26, 2015).
"Impressions: Printmaking in Japan," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Apr. 1 - July 23, 2017).
"The Way Forward: New Acquisitions at the KIA," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Aug 26, 2018 - Dec 2, 2018)
"Natural Forms: Contemporary Works by Japanese Women" at the KIA (October 26, 2019 - March 22, 2020)
"Vistas: Visions of China, Japan, and Korea," KIA Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Oct. 20, 2021 - Feb. 6, 2022)Label TextChiaki Shuji’s subject matter typically combines flowers, sky, and a vast, twinkling universe. Early “classical” Japanese printmakers defined their forms primarily with exquisitely spare lines. Shuji also emphasizes line, but her contemporary expression is more exuberant, spontaneous, and complex, with decorative use of color. Her organically billowing etched forms are inspired by kimono fabrics.
