Art
A major theme in Kataoka’s art is building negative space. Her artistic philosophy revolves around the idea that a piece of art materializes only during the interaction of art object and viewer. Her works intentionally leave open, unfinished elements which serve as an invitation for the viewer to fill in the blanks and begin a dialogue with the art. Kataoka’s objective is to create works of art that will look different, and be rediscovered, during every interaction.
A second running theme is bridges, intersections and connections (discussed in her Art as a Social Bridge talk at TEDx Silicon Valley). It is that art has the power, through engaging at both emotional and rational levels, to establish unusual connections and stimulate creativity and innovation.
One of Kataoka’s basic beliefs is that to achieve a high quality of artistic expression, an artist does not need to sacrifice visual appeal in their works, (as discussed in her talk at TEDx Tokyo).
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Famous quotes containing the word art:
“Blessed be the inventor of photography! I set him above even the inventor of chloroform! It has given more positive pleasure to poor suffering humanity than anything else that has “cast up” in my time or is like to—this art by which even the “poor” can possess themselves of tolerable likenesses of their absent dear ones. And mustn’t it be acting favourably on the morality of the country?”
—Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801–1866)
“Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou ow’st the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Here’s three on’s are sophisticated. Thou art the thing itself; unaccommodated man is no more than such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Called as partners in Christ’s service,
Called to ministries of grace,
We respond with deep commitment
Fresh new lines of faith to trace.
May we learn the art of sharing,
Side by side and friend with friend,
Equal partners in our caring
To fulfill God’s chosen end.”
—Jane Parker Huber (b. 1926)