
aki.yamanaka
Collage (Chigiri-e) Artist
aki Yamanaka was born in Kochi Japan in 1985. His Collage(Chigiri-e: Chigiri means
to tear, e means picture in Japanese) work was inspired by the meeting with a Hand-made
Japanese paper, Tosa Tengujo paper craft man.
土佐典具帖紙職人との出会いをきっかけにちぎり絵の世界に入る。
aki worked hard to invent and develop his original technics of making amazing piece of
art. As the result of his devotion, his work was not only tear the paper but also dissemble
the Tengujo Paper into fibers. The decomposition makes his work so elaborate
workmanship, and the work so special.
現在のちぎり絵をより発展させるため独自の手法を研究、和紙を繊維の域まで解し作成する細密表現を得意とする。
1985 Born in Kochi Japan
Currently lives in Kochi
1985年 高知県高知市生まれ、同地在住。
2011 Start Collage(Chigiri-e) work
2011年 ちぎり絵を開始する