Burton, Robert

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During 2014 research visits to Fukuako, Kyushu Province and Kyoto in Japan explored aspects of traditional making, craft techniques and and handcrafting. Research particularly focused on the production of Kozo and Gampi papers with visits to craft makers.Investigation and innovation with paper techniques including the use of starch, lazer cutting and folding techniques were juxtapostioned with traditional screen printing techniques to explore a relationship between the ordinary in the image, materiality and its relation to the everyday – the embodied. One of the artefacts arising from the research and development process, Vetements 1 exists in two forms; the two dimensional and, taking the Japanese approaches to clothing seen in the work of Miyake and Yamamoto, Wasi Sabi and Ma, expanding from flatness to the three dimensional and worn. The work was selected for exhibition by curator and artist Kakuko ishii for the Nexus Paper international exhibition 2015 and the Sofia paper art fair, Bulgaria by Daniela Todorova in 201

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Fold, unfolding between the quotidian and the de-void Type of Publication: artefactAuthor: Rob BurtonSynopsisDuring 2014 research visits to Fukuako, Kyushu Province and Kyoto in Japan ex-plored aspects of traditional making, craft techniques and and handcrafting. Re-search particularly focused on the production of Kozo and Gampi papers with visits to craft makers.Investigation and innovation with paper techniques including the use of starch, lazer cutting and folding techniques were juxtapostioned with tradition-al screen printing techniques to explore a relationship between the ordinary in the image, materiality and its relation to the everyday – the embodied. One of the arte-facts arising from the research and development process, Vetements 1 exists in two forms; the two dimensional and, taking the Japanese approaches to clothing seen in the work of Miyake and Yamamoto, Wasi Sabi and Ma, expanding from flatness to the three dimensional and worn. The work was selected for exhibition by curator and artist Kakuko Ishii for the Nexus Paper international exhibition 2015 and the Sofia Paper Art Fair, Bulgaria by Daniela Todorova in 2016ExhibitionsNEXUS – PAPER 2015 Diversity of expression by material and technique23th March 2015 – 31st May 2015Curated By Kakuko Ishii, internatonal fibre artist.https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Kakuko-Ishii/Kurokawa INN Museum, Kyouseinosato, Fukuoka, JapanNEXUS – PAPER 2015 Diversity of expression by material and techniqueJuly – November 2015 Fukuoka Prefectural Art Museum, Fukuoka  Japan; 28th April- 19th May 2016SPAF(Sofia Paper Art Fair) 2016Curated by Daniela Todorova international curator and artistLinkedinFacebook28th April- 19th May 2016National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BulgariaWEBSITEhttp://amateras.euSOCIAL MEDIAFacebook Images of artefactNexus PaPer exhIbItIoN PosterNexus PaPer exhIbItIoN catalogueNexus PaPer Works fIlmartWork IN exhIbItIoN IN kyoseI No sato art museum fukuoka JaPaNartWork IN exhIbItIoN IN fukuoka Prefectural art museum fukuoka JaPaN

Fold, unfolding between the quotidian and the de-void:NEXUS – PAPER 2015

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Fold, unfolding between the quotidian and the de-void:NEXUS – PAPER 2015

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