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Guardian Painting
Japan
Painting, Lacquer on Wood
Size: 15.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.7 D in
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About The Artwork
An octopus is playing at the bottom of the ocean, hidden amongst the glinting reflections of the waves streaming from high above on the sea surface. The wave patterns are created by dripping oil over the wet layer of lacquer. Silver leaf is then applied over the whole area. It is the minute variations in the thickness of that layer that creates different shades of silver leaf. As this work of art ages the lacquer will become paler, increasingly reveal blue and yellow bubbles of water bursting on the pattern of shining water. (ABOUT MY MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUES) Son Ta, Vietnamese natural lacquer, is an organic material purified and processed from sap of Rhus Saccedanea tree. In my son ta painting, art is created by building layers of lacquer with different colors and textures, and other materials (such as gold, silver, eggshells, and mother of pearl). Underlaying layers are then sanded back to the surface. Son ta has a high transparency compared to other natural lacquers. High transparency enables lacquer to have more vivid colours when mixed with colour pigments. The transparency of the material can also be used to create a variety of expressions. What fascinates me most is the fact that son ta "ages" with time. Natural lacquer hardens by a chemical reaction rather than dries. Enzymes within the lacquer catch oxygen from H2O in the atmosphere and polymerize. This reaction happens in son ta over a much longer time span compared to lacquer from other countries. This makes son ta much softer at the beginning, but turns it harder and tougher with time. Its transparency also increases, making the finished work brighter and more colourful with time. Son ta painting is an art form that ages like fine quality wine. The longer the time, the better in quality and flavore, until the chemical effect is fully complete.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Lacquer on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:15.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.7 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Japan
Saeko Ando, a contemporary artist - lacquerist, merges traditional Vietnamese lacquer-craft skills and son mai painting techniques learned from past generations of lacquer masters with original methods she developed over decades of experimenting with Vietnam's natural lacquer. Saeko's artworks seek to give physical form to the process of utsuroi, the impermanence of all things and the transience of Nature, by harnessing Vietnamese natural lacquer's characteristic for change over time. Each one of her artwork is a one of a kind original son mai lacquer painting - a uniquely Vietnamese art form. All of Saeko’s artworks are made with authentic natural lacquer sap from trees in Vietnam's Phu Tho province. Other typical materials employed in Saeko Ando's artworks include colour pigments, gold/silver leaf, eggshells, mother of pearl, wood powder, silt, and cotton fabric. All her artworks come with Certificate of Authenticity.
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