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YAMAZAKI NOBUKO, from Kyoto, employs a material introduced into Japan from the west, small glazed porcelain tiles, but she uses them uniquely as the surface for large, curious sculptures. Her forms are familiar, domestic objects--bedding, shower curtains, shirts, dresses and koi--colorful Japanese carp that are domesticated for garden ponds. The soft textile base of her sculptures produces a paradoxical effect when completely covered by the hard surfaces of the glued tiles - a paradox Yamazaki senses in contemporary human behavior. "The tiles represent a hard, protective covering over our true inner feelings." While her frequent use of blue and white tiles suggest traditional dyed Japanese textiles and her use of the carp evokes traditional Japan, her sculptural works are humorous, often biting messages that resonate with the uncertainties of life in the 21st century. Yamazaki, who began her career as a ceramist, graduated from the Ceramic Department of Kyoto Seika University of Art in 1992. As she began to be recognized for her new conceptual style of sculpture, in 2004 she was awarded a prize for excellence from the Kyoto Arts and Craft Competition for New Artist.
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1992
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Graduated Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto
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1992
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Gallery Maronie, Kyoto
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1993
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
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1994
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"Yamazakio Nobuko" Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
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1995
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Jiyu-Kukan, Osaka
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1996
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"Point de Capiton" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
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1997
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"Les rides et les ris de lfeau" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
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1999
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"Yamazaki Nobuko ? Domestication" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
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2000
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
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| 2001 |
Itochu window display
"Yamazaki Nobuko" Street Gallery, Kobe |
| 2002 |
"Les Rides et les ris de Ifeau" Gallery COCO, Kyoto |
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Gion Konishi, Kyoto |
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"Yamazaki Nobuko" Art interactive Tokyo, Shinbashi, Tokyo |
| 2007 |
"Brilliant" Gion Konishi, Kyoto |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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1992
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Third International Porcelain Exhibition f92, Tajimi. Gifu
Two person exhibition, Haneusagi, Kyoto
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1993
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Exhibition, gFUROh, Gallery Haneusagi, Shikagaya, Kyoto / Naoshima, Kazawa / Nishidaiji, Okayama / Himeji Central Park. Hyogo
Second International Shouchu New Sculpture Exhibition, Nagoya, Aichi
Group Exhibition, Haneusagi, Kyoto
Christmas Exhibition, Gallery Suzuki, Kyoto
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1994
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"ENFIN" Gallery Sowaka, Kyoto
Christmas Exhibition, Gallery Suzuki, Kyoto
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1995
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"Kanemura Hitoshi and Yamazaki Nobuko 'Suppo que le carreau et Ifart se recontrent" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
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1996
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"Gallery Views" Osaka Modern Art Center, Osaka
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| 1998 |
"Alternatives in Art , 98, Different views" Osaka Modern Art Center, Osaka |
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1999
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"Colors : Contemporary art Exhibition" Gallery COCO, Kyoto
"6th Rokko Island Modern Art, Outdoor Exhibition" Kobe
KAROKINETAMIh Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
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2002
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Kyoto New Artists exhibition, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
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2003
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Yukata Design (04,05)
"Meteyunde Exhibition" Gojidai Gallery, Kyoto
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2004
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Tuuzaki Mutsumi Competition, Asahi Beer Oyama Sanso Museum, Kyoto
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2005
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Tuuzaki Mutsumi Competition, Wakeijuku, Tokyo
Tuuzaki Mutsumi Competition, Naito Memorial Hall, Nobeoka, Miyagi
"Yumeyunde Exhibition" The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
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AWARDS
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2004
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Excellent Award, Kyoto Arts and Crafts for new artists
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