Machiko agano biography of barack

MACHIKO AGANO - Born 1953

Trained initially as a weaver, Machiko Agano now hand knits using large needles, in garter stitch from fishing line, silk and steel wire with the stitches made in an irregular pattern.

The installation is fixed at points attached to the ceiling and floor. Her preference is for materials of neutral or no colour allowing the colour of the surrounding area to suffuse and permeate the work. The wall-mounted work is made from silk organza and bamboo.

As with the knitted installation, the desire is to convey and make visible the delicate feeling of air.

Studied

• 1974-77 Kyoto City University of Arts (BA)
• 1977- 79 Kyoto City University of Arts (Post Grad.)

Awards

• 1990 2nd Prize Kyoto Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
• 1993 Japanese Paper Academy Award, Fukui

Recent Exhibitions Include

Solo

• 1997 Gallery Maronie, Kyoto
• 1996, 99 Gallery Gallery, Kyoto

  Group

• 1996 Container ’96 – Art Across Oceans, Copenhagen, Den