Hiroko Seki: master artist

The power of natural simplicity, the unspoken

Japanese Fine art & superior design
Folding Screens, sumi, gansai, washi

Hiroko Seki is a world-class artist from Japan now residing in the West. A recognized master of both painting and ikebana flower arranging, her unique and original works reflect the mystic power of nature, purified by clarity and simplicity. Her paintings are done on folding screens, silk, paper, foil and wood. Each is created from in mineral pigments; crushed rock, powdered metals and minerals fixed with heated ancient natural binders. The minerals react in their own act of nature, creating along with the artist. From these natural materials the master reinterprets nature. The result is simple, powerful, modern asian art-- inviting the beholder beyond.

Hiroko Seki's apprenticeship and master work span more than 30 years. It has comprised work in sumi, pigment and dyes, as well as the more conventional paints. She has trained traditionally with paper, textiles, wood and flowers. Her designs reach out beyond fine art to include the utilitarian.

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