“Using the five senses, perceiving the natural qualities of the materials, I found that I am concerned less about the end, and more about “doing”. The process of creating is equally as important as the finished work.” Noriko Ambe
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A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.9, Yupo, acrylic medium
6 11/16″ x 8″ x 3 9/16″
Drawing with an Exacto knife, Japan’s Noriko Ambe laboriously alters thick stacks of Yupo, a white paper made in Japan. The resulting sculptures, rife with snaking curves and rippling lines, are meant to evoke not only the peaks and valleys of the earth’s landscape, but also the wrinkles and folds of the human landscape.
A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.6 (detail)
A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.4, Yupo
6 1/8″ x 8 5/8″ x 6 1/2“
Ambe’s art evolved from two dimensional drawings and etchings when she began to stack paper and work in three dimensions, eventually embracing the Yupo, a synthetic, translucent paper with an organic quality that makes it feel almost like skin. She also cuts books and catalogs from art exhibits as she reflects on the concept ‘what is art?’
Attention to Detail! 12 1/4″ x 14 1/2″ x 11 1/2″
Cut on catalogues of “Attention to Detail – Curated by Chack Close”
Flag Art Foundation
“When I am drawing or cutting lines, I am interested in observing the power of the changing growing shape. This dynamic shape becomes an entity in itself, “Another geography.” In a sense, the empty space is myself, and the materials represent the present world. Cutting book work is like collaboration for me. And it is important to choose the materials carefully because printed matter conveys a message automatically. The relationship between the linear actions and the materials is like the relationship between human beings and their restricted environment, a connection that is interested in me, too.” Noriko Ambe
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