aki.yamanaka

 

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Collage (Chigiri-e) Artist

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aki Yamanaka was born in Kochi Japan in 1985. His Collage(Chigiri-e: Chigiri means

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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。

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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。

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1985 Born in Kochi Japan

 

Currently lives in Kochi

 

1985年 高知県高知市生まれ、同地在住。

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2011 Start Collage(Chigiri-e) work

 

2011年 ちぎり絵を開始する

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