The Dreams of Plants II
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artist & Flinders Lane Gallery 2010 Australia
gouache on paper, 56 x 75cm
Mami Yamanaka
New Works 2010
Flinders Lane Gallery
Thursday 21 October 2010 to Saturday 06 November 2010
Opening Thursday 21 October 2010 5.30 - 7.30pm
Mami Yamanaka’s delicate patterns reflect nature’s own action of creation. Like mathematical fractals these complex pen and ink drawings astound with their sense of perfection and intricacy. Commencing with one singular dot on paper Yamanaka’s marks draw ever outward in a meticulous display of meditation and patience.
This play of form and patterning allows the viewer to enter into the process of creation as our eyes trace the hand and mind of the artist.
‘I have been drawing my original patterns since my early teens. Starting from scribbles in a notebook in a classroom, they gradually evolved to become the main focus of my art practice. The patterns have changed over the years by reflecting my own life experience. I have always been interested in a possible connection between my pattern and the shapes of nature. I always find interesting patterns within nature as well as artificial environments, sometimes a pattern within small creatures, sometimes a pattern within a vast environment. Since migrating to Australia, my patterns have started combining memories of both the Japanese and Australian environments that I have experienced. I am exploring the connection between my patterns and particular environments and their memories within the works for this show.’
