{"id":3860,"date":"2016-07-20T12:16:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T02:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2016-07-20T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T02:16:33","slug":"artchat-blog-interview-86-creatures-kayo-yokoyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3860","title":{"rendered":"ArtChat [Blog Interview #86] \u2013 Creatures \u2013 Kayo Yokoyama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3860\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>At first glance, the works created by <a href=\"http:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/KayoYokoyama2016.html\">Kayo Yokoyama<\/a> are beautiful, peaceful and delicate. Using glass as her canvas, her latest collection \u201cCreatures\u201d is etched with intricate, wistful detail that invites a closer look. The inspiration behind this series is born from the idea of taking time to stop and look. Creatures live in this world with us and this series has frozen them in time. They are incredible, beautiful and unique \u2013 a whole other world waiting to be discovered. Quite simply, all Kayo wants is for people to look at these delicate creatures, hand etched onto contemporary glass and say \u201cI love that \u2013 I want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"1066\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-1024x275.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 Tell us the inspiration behind your Exhibition title \u201cCreatures\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0Love of the planet and life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 Have you had any noteworthy experiences with any creatures portrayed in this latest collection? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY:\u00a0 The first time I went to the beach and braved the ocean in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australia.com\/en\">Australia<\/a>, I was stung by a <a href=\"http:\/\/australianmuseum.net.au\/bluebottle\">Blue Bottle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"679\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 If you weren\u2019t an artist, what career would you be pursuing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY:\u00a0 I would be a Professor on World Economy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 What inspires your artwork?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0It takes time to really look at what\u2019s surrounding us to admire our life; this new body of work is just like a time capsule. You have to freeze time to really look at what is happening in the world around you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 The detail in this latest collection is mind-blowing, roughly how long does each piece take. Does it vary depending on size or the creature you are creating?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0Every day is a different day, it all depends on my feeling and how motivated I am.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3861\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"961\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1.jpg 961w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-768x229.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 If you could be a creature, which one would you be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY:\u00a0 hmmm, no idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 In the past, you have likened the experience of engraving to a zen-like meditation, do you still feel this way? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0For me, it has always been like this. I feel like I am working in a bubble. You need motivation to work and you need to get excited about what you are making.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3863\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"656\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 What inspired you to engrave glass? Do you draw your idea first?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0I wish I could, but I am not good with drawing, so I just look at glass and start to engrave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC:\u00a0 First it was trees, now it is creatures, what will come next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KY: \u00a0The Moon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Creatures&#8221; an exhibition of\u00a0amazing etched contemporary glass by <a href=\"http:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/KayoYokoyama2016.html\">Kayo Yokoyama<\/a>\u00a0continues at <a href=\"http:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/index.html\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a>, 61 Musgrave Road, Red Hill, Brisbane\u00a0until Sunday 24 July 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3860\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareAt first glance, the works created by Kayo Yokoyama are beautiful, peaceful and delicate. 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