Art
FORCES OF NATURE (Yumiko Sato)
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Item Number 101
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Yumiko Sato
FORCES OF NATURE
Wool and acrylic on cedar plank
28" x 11"
Artist Yumiko Sata is a freelance fashion designer and illustrator from Yokohama, Japan. Her clothing has been shown from Tokyo to Milan and often incorporates organic fabrics and dyes. She now works in Seattle and is committed to expressing the essence of nature through her work.
In this piece, she reflects on how seeing sunlight spread across blooming nasturtium in her back yard reminds her of the energy salmon expend jumping upstream.
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
On a usual day in my usual backyard, I was struck by a strange but strong sense of familiarity. There was a nasturtium spreading out all its leaves and flowers toward the sunlight. Just this tiny routine happening made me recall strong forces of nature inside me. It was like when I saw salmon putting all their energy into jumping upstream. We are living among great forces of nature, and I feel we ourselves are great forces of nature!
