Untitledc. 202068 x 36 " (172.7 x 91.4 cm)Yarn, cotton, polyesterGift of Will and Mary Evans2023.7.10Army green Dickie’s jumpsuit with thick yarn sewn on from a series produced in 2020 made from pieces of clothing.1576808811Nana Yamazaki TextilesJapanShiga PrefectureTextilesAdam ReichNana Yamazaki is a member at the Atelier Yamanami, a workshop in Japan that is centered on enabling individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities to engage in artistic practice. The above artwork comes from a series that Yamazaki produced in 2020, made from pieces of clothing (among them shirts, pants, overalls, and scarves) to which thick yarn is sewn. This one is the largest of the full-body suits, and it is made from an army green Dickie’s jumpsuit. This creation introduces a multi-directional sense of perspective and depth. On the one hand, we could perceive the yarn adornment as a “cover” of the clothing item cocooned within, in the spirit of fashion with a utilitarian function. However, if we shift the perspective to the exterior of this creation and its sculptural dimension, the work rather evokes an anthropomorphic—albeit headless—rainbow-hued human form in its own right, made of an overgrowth of interweaved botanical life. This effect is accentuated in part by Yamazaki’s contrasting interlacing of white yarn throughout the predominantly red-tinted body suit, which minimally contours the object in a manner akin to static electricity from the frayed ends of wires moving along the surface of a body instead of in the depths. The perspectival shift enacted in the work from depths to surface also demands a shift from the artist’s reflection on the idea contained within the work, so to speak, to the “live” abstraction of artistic labor itself. (Collections Committee Mtg, June 2023)Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org20152023 2023 7 1 Nana Yamazaki is a member at the Atelier Yamanami, a workshop in Japan that is centered on enabling individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities to engage in artistic practice. The above artwork comes from a series that Yamazaki produced in 2020, made from pieces of clothing (among them shirts, pants, overalls, and scarves) to which thick yarn is sewn. This one is the largest of the full-body suits, and it is made from an army green Dickie’s jumpsuit. This creation introduces a multi-directional sense of perspective and depth. On the one hand, we could perceive the yarn adornment as a “cover” of the clothing item cocooned within, in the spirit of fashion with a utilitarian function. However, if we shift the perspective to the exterior of this creation and its sculptural dimension, the work rather evokes an anthropomorphic—albeit headless—rainbow-hued human form in its own right, made of an overgrowth of interweaved botanical life. This effect is accentuated in part by Yamazaki’s contrasting interlacing of white yarn throughout the predominantly red-tinted body suit, which minimally contours the object in a manner akin to static electricity from the frayed ends of wires moving along the surface of a body instead of in the depths. The perspectival shift enacted in the work from depths to surface also demands a shift from the artist’s reflection on the idea contained within the work, so to speak, to the “live” abstraction of artistic labor itself. (Collections Committee Mtg, June 2023)Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org