Keiko Otsuki, Primitive is an overview of the Tokyo-based artist’s work. Otsuki has mastered various traditional techniques in her practice, such as resist-dyeing using paste and woodblock printing, to create the abstracted shapes and colourful patterns that define her work.
Moreover, Otsuki combines these techniques with others that she has independently developed. Drawing inspiration from her trips to many parts of the world, including India, Ethiopia, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom, she has created tapestries, rugs and dyed cloths that convey natural landscapes, plants, people and cultures.
This survey includes an array of prints on silk, hemp, linen and cotton serge.
Kyuryudo, 96pp, 31cm x 20cm, illustrated hardcover with slipcase, Japanese/English text, 2024