
Photo by Julia Blaukopf
About
ARTE FUSE, (Interview with Keiko Miyamori by Nick Rogers, 2016)
Toshiharu Omuka, (Surface of Being 2015), Professor, University of Tsukuba
Charles Nordlander, (Birdcage and Gilded Boat 2011)
Benjamin Morse, (Keiko Miyamori 2012)
Howard E. Smith, Author of "An Oak Tree Dies and a Journey Begin"
Winifred Lutz, Artist
Dr. Rose Lee Hayden, International Consultant/Writer
Benjamin Morse, Philosopher
Toshiharu Omuka, (DIALOGOS 1996 - Conditions of Contemporaries)
Artist STATEMENT
I am conscious of the various surfaces that surround me. Surfaces are clues to how I experience the world. From them I become aware of the layer of existence I inhabit between layers of time and space. I visualize the transparent yet conspicuous thickness around me and the countless waves that connect me. Eventually, my surface links with other surfaces and I become part of a connection. Feeling those connections permeates deeply into my being.
I like to imagine merging the conflicts of the world and creating some balance for the disconnected, distorted and cut off. Their layers of space need to be re-connected. I use trees; trees on public or private land, in cities or forests, as reminders of our connections.
It can be a superficial world, but its surfaces lead to something more. They provide an opportunity to think about the ways we are unified with our environment; allowing us to see that we exist in the space between and around other objects. I think of people existing beyond their physical selves, where time and distance are less meaningful, and caring for the environment is synonymous with caring for others and ourselves.
Reviews
JANUARY 7, 2013 | Queens Buzz.com
JANUARY 12, 2011 | Ten Thousand Things
NOVEMBER, 2009 | philly.com
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 | DoNArTNeWs Philadelphia Art News Blog
April 2, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 | Star of Manayunk, Roxborough, and East Falls
NOVEMBER 13, 2008 | Philadelphia City Paper
September 15,, 2008 | Evro News
SEPTEMBER, 2007 | kyotojournal.org
MAY 18, 2007 | fallonandrosof.blogspot.com
SEPTEMBER, 2007 | www.artcal.net
OCTOBER 22, 2004 | Philadelphia Weekly
JULY 11, 2004 | Grand Rapids Press
FEBRUARY 22, 2004 | ARTSJOURNAL.com
FEBRUARY 13, 2004 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
JANUARY 13, 2004 | fallonandrosof.com
MAY, 2003 | Lawrencevillecorp.com
MAY 1, 2003 | post-gazette.com
APRIL 6, 2003 | PittsburghLive.com
JULY 7, 2002 | Philadelphia Inquirer
MAY 31, 200 | Philadelphia City Paper