I've been experimenting a lot with the netted forms stemming from my research and experimentation into the cilice and it's made me interested in the action of making and the materialistic value. With this line of thinking I discovered the 'Mono-ha' movement from 1960s Japan and its ethos on material and material practises and want to build on this in my own work.  |
| Nobuo Sekine 'Phase-Mother Earth' 1968 |
Mono-ha
Mono-ha (School of Things) was a pioneering art movement that emerged in Tokyo in the mid-1960s whose artists, instead of making traditional representational artworks, explored materials and their properties in reaction to what they saw as ruthless development and industrialisation in Japan. It's name was coined by a journalist in response to the 'lack of polish' and perceived lack of skill displayed in the making of the work. The movement was led by the artists Lee Ufan and Nobuo Sekine and was one of many movements from the time interested in the concept of 'not making' art.
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| Jiro Takamatsu 'Slack of Net' 1969 |
