Silent Invader (S_ml9)
Year: 2023
Material/Technique: Mixed Media, Thread, Silk
Size: 41 × 53 × 3 cm
Edition: Unique
Signed:Included
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USD 1,067
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About the Work
- Year
- 2023
- Material/Technique
- Mixed Media, Thread, Silk
- Size
- 41 × 53 × 3 cm
- Edition
- Unique
- Signed
- Included
- Frame
- Included
- Work Certificate
- Included
- Distributor of artworks
- Hidemi Shimura
- Ship-from Area
- Saitama Prefecture
- Days Until Dispatch
- About a Week
- Category
- Mixed Media
- Style
- Conceptual, Primitivism, Minimalism
Work Details
Concept and production intention of the work
Concept
“It’s been a while since bar code has spread over our life. But “What is bar code? Who is it?” It might be an envoy sent by an alien who wants to dominate over the Earth. Or it could be some code made by some confidential organization (like CIA or something) to brainwash the people. The ‘Bar code’ must be scheming something at this time. All of you, please be careful enough when you use the bar code!”
Bar code part represents something artificial and men themselves, multi colour stripe parts represent the world around us.
If you see the detail of the colour part, mismatched colours like normally people won’t combine together are located next to each other. This world is filled with a wide variety of people and miscellaneous things, at first glance, it looks chaotic but when you see it from far away, you’ll find out unexpected harmonies.
The world surround us also seems to be chaotic, but in fact, there are some kind of balance and harmony. If you see the world from a distance, you can find new beauty and harmony. Like this, I represent the relation of the world surrounding us and ordinally life of people by my artworks.
When creating her work, she first selects a single photograph to begin with. She picks up colors from the photo and wraps embroidery threads around an acrylic board. Therefore, the color combinations in her works are not consciously chosen, but rather emerge randomly.
One reason why people often say her works feel light and unoppressive despite the large number of colors may be because she minimizes the involvement of human intention and reflects the colors of the world as they are. Additionally, the use of embroidery thread adds a unique warmth to the texture.
About framing
The image after framing from former exhibition image
Artwork size 41cm x 29cm (framed size: 54x 41x 3cm)
This is a white floating wooden frame.
Thoughts put into the work and title
I create colorful, striped artworks by wrapping embroidery threads around acrylic boards and rods. The color combinations reflect the world around us, and upon closer look, you may find colors placed next to each other that are rarely used together.
Our world is full of diverse people and things. At first glance, it may seem chaotic, but when viewed from a distance, unexpected harmony can be discovered.
Through my art, I aim to express the relationship between the world we live in and the everyday lives of people.
My work seeks to express the unexpected beauty that emerges from the harmony of different elements. By capturing the subtle beauty hidden in daily life and conveying it through my art, I hope to help people gain a deeper understanding of the world and make their lives feel a little lighter.
Production methods and tools used
Material: embroidery thread (silk), acrylic board, double-sided tape, paper
*Thin strips of acrylic board coiled with embroidery thread are attached onto a larger acrylic board.
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Artist
Contemporary Fiber Artist
Her works, meticulously crafted using threads, aim to faithfully reflect the world around us—including the connections between people, and between people and the world itself. After majoring in fashion design at Musashino Art University, she worked as a 3D CG creator before becoming a contemporary artist. Soon after her debut, she held her first solo exhibition in Paris and has since been actively exhibiting internationally. From 2006 to 2013, she lived and worked as an artist in Shanghai. In recent years, she has challenged herself with experimental creations, continually developing new series of works. She has exhibited extensively in Tokyo, Shanghai, and throughout Japan, China, Taiwan, Europe, and the United States. She currently resides in Saitama Prefecture. 1974 Born in Japan 1997 Graduated from Musashino Art Univ. Tokyo (Majored in scenic display and fashion design) 1998–2004 Worked for some company as a 3DCG animation creator, then became a contemporary artist. 2007–2013 Lived in Shanghai, China, did activity as a contemporary artist there. 2013.12 Moved back to Japan, now lives in Tokorozawa-city, Saitama. Solo Exhibitions 2025.8 Visionaire Thread Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE(Tokyo) 2019.12 Track Shun art gallery(Shanghai, China) 2018.4 Parallel World gallery fu(Yokohama, Japan) 2018.4 Blooming -Vol.2- JINEN GALLERY(Tokyo, Japan) 2018.3 Parallel World Fangrong Art Museum(Suzhou, China) 2016.4 Blooming JINEN GALLERY(Tokyo, Japan) 2015.8 Silent Invaders in Yokohama -public viewing of a striped alien’s room- gallery fu(Yokohama, Japan) 2015.8 Silent Invaders Back in Tokyo wine-ba(Tokyo, Japan) 2015.6 Hidemi Shimura Solo Exhibition JINEN GALLERY(Tokyo, Japan) 2012.5 Silent Invaders in Shanghai -No.3- M55 Ladyship’s Bar(Shanghai, China) 2012.5 Silent Invaders in Shanghai -No.2- Chance Workshop(Shanghai, China) 2012.2 JiaoJiao Art Event Collecting Everyone’s New Year Wish Jiao Bar(Shanghai, China) 2010.11 Suzhou Colors True Color Museum(Suzhou, China) 2010.3 Silent Invaders in Shanghai Yard Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2006.2 Silent Invaders in Tokyo gallery Muran(Tokyo, Japan) 2006.8 Silent Invaders in LA Art Cafe KALDI(Los Angeles, USA) 2005.10 Silent Invaders Galerie Hitomi Bushi d’Eau(Paris, France) Group Exhibitions 2025.5 New Direction for the Bay Area Guangzhou international art week (Guangzhou, China) 2025.3 Uselessness 3723 Art Museum(Shanghai, China) 2023.9 Art Fair GINZA 2023 Ginza Mitsukoshi(Tokyo, Japan) 2023.6 Two Person Show JIKAN -time- Luka Art Gallery(Sintra, Portugal) 2023.4 Tagboat Art Fair 2023 Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba(Tokyo, Japan) 2022.11 Art Fair HAKATA tagboat x HAKATA HANKYU Hakata Hankyu(Fukuoka, Japan) 2022.10 émergence no1. produced by h2o project galerie au médicis(Paris, France) 2022.8 Art Fair GINZA 2022 Ginza Mitsukoshi(Tokyo, Japan) 2022.3 Tagboat Art Fair 2022 Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba(Tokyo, Japan) 2022.3 CORE part11 gallery tagboat(Tokyo, Japan) 2022.3 TAGBOAT ART SHOW × Hankyu MEN’S TOKYO by gallery tagboat(Tokyo, Japan) 2021.7 Art extra area gallery tagboat(Tokyo, Japan) 2021.3 Art Liberation Zone EATS Nihonbashi produced by Tagboat LAUNCH Build.(Tokyo, Japan) 2021.3 Tagboat Art Fair 2021 Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba(Tokyo, Japan) 2020.10 tagboat x JR Nagoya Takashimaya JR Nagoya Takashimaya(Nagoya, Japan) 2020.6 Giraffe’s neck -Wait Patiently- Shun Art Gallery(Tokyo, Japan) 2018.11 Fragrance of Old – Those from warehouse Vol.1 Shun Art Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2018.9 ENCONTRO DE RIOS -URBAN DIALOGUES- Espaço Espelho D´água(Lisbon, Portugal) 2018.7 Tokyo Illusion Taichung Dali Art Plaza(Taichung, Taiwan) 2018.4 Wakaba Luster Blue Roof Art Museum(Chengdu, China) 2017.6 Independent TAIPEI Songshan Cultural and Creative Park(Taipei, Taiwan) 2017.5 erutuF WhyWhyArt at Chic Oasis(Nanjing, China) 2017.2 Special Exhibition | A painting to hang on a living room gallery fu(Yokohama, Japan) 2016.7 Independent TOKYO Asakusa Hulic Hall(Tokyo, Japan) 2016.1 Dekotokonoma Ten Vol.3 gallery DAZZLE(Tokyo, Japan) 2015.12 imagine -tomorrow- gallery fu & LAUNCH PAD GALLERY(Yokohama, Japan) 2015.7 JINEN GALLERY SELECTION 2015 JINEN GALLERY(Tokyo, Japan) 2015.6 Art & Design Kawagoe gallery R+(Kawagoe, Japan) 2015.5 Tokyo International Art Fair Harajuku Quest Hall(Tokyo, Japan) 2015.2 Theme Time Art Show -MUSIC- gallery fu(Yokohama, Japan) 2014.11 Musashino Art Univ. Small Works Show Muse Tokorozawa Exhibit Hall(Saitama, Japan) 2014.10 TDW Art Fair, Tokyo Designer’s Week(Tokyo, Japan) 2014.2 Two Person Show Colors Up Close, Gradations at a Distance Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel(Tokyo, Japan) 2012.8 Chinese Landscape Gensler Architecture Office Art Event(Shanghai, China) 2012.6 Power Of Line CULTUREINSIDEgallery(Luxembourg) 2012.3 Anti Gray Zone CULTUREINSIDEgallery(Luxembourg) 2011.3 DIFFERENCES?/SIMILARITIES! by Urban Dialogues© Exhibition Center De Bijl(Zoersel, Belgium) 2010.12 Coding at YongKang-Lu Art(Shanghai, China) 2010.4 Three Fiber Artist’s Exhibition at Dohjidai Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2009.9 Various Lines at Yard Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2009.1 Waken Up Your Talent! at Ligare Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2008.9 Accidentes plasticos at Galeria Catarsis(Madrid, Spain) 2008.8 Each Girl, Each Color at Ligare Gallery(Shanghai, China) 2008.4 Clay and Fiber at Woman Made Gallery(Chicago, USA) 2008.2 Mix It Up at Rhonda Schaller Studio(New York, USA) 2007.9 NON STOP -OTROS EMERGENTES- at Galeria Catarsis(Madrid, Spain) 2006.9 ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO JAPONES NON STOP at Galeria Catarsis(Madrid, Spain) 2005.11 Exchange at Shanghai Donghua Univ.(Shanghai, China) 2005.11 KOMIMARU Exhibition 2005 Center of Suita History and Culture(Osaka, Japan) 2006.3 Let’s Enjoy Modern Art! Suita Center of History and Culture(Osaka, Japan) 2004.12 KOMIMARU Exhibition 2004 Center of Suita Art Fair 2020.1 0101 Art Fair Auction Center Taipei (Taipei) 2019.10 Autumn Contemporary Art Salon Auction Center Taipei (Taipei) 2019.5 Citizen Art Shanghai 2019 Twelve at Hengshan (Shanghai) 2010.5 Shanghai Spring Art Salon (Shanghai) 2007.12 bridgeArtFair miami07 (Miami) 2007.10 bridgeArtFair london07 (London) 2007.5 KunStart 2007 (Bolzano, Italy) 2007.1 ART LA 2007 (Los Angles) 2006.11 Edinburgh Art Fair (Edinburgh,UK) 2006.10 scopeLONDON (London) 2006.7 scopeHAMPTON (Hampton, NY) 2005.5 Shanghai Spring Art Salon (Shanghai) Others 2019.10-12 Artist Residency at Zhujiajiao Shanghai produced by Shun art gallery (Shanghai) 2019.2 Exhibited at a Fashion event rooms experience 38 Gotanda TOC (Tokyo, Japan) 2018.3 Artist Residency at Espaço Espelho D’água produced by Urban Dialogues (Suzhou, China) 2018.3 Artist Residency at 56 Cultural & Creative Park produced by pantocrator gallery (Suzhou, China) 2014.11 Exhibited as a finalist Nishiwaki Thumbhole Art Award Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki (Hyogo, Japan) 2014.10 Win Second Prize at TDW Art Fair award, Tokyo Designer’s Week (Tokyo) 2012.1-2013.11 Permanent exhibition at SOSIN contemporary (Shanghai) 2011.10 Exhibited at Culture Event Japan Culture & Fashion Week Xintiandi Square (Shanghai) 2011.6 Charity Art Auction If We Hold On Together Shun Art Gallery (Shanghai) 2011.2 Produced Art Event Innovative Stream at Bandao1919 Japan Culture Village (Shanghai) 2010.6–12 Artist Residency at True Color Museum (Suzhou, China) 2009.1 Produced Eco Bag Project the Nomadic “decob” in Shanghai at the Foundry Gallery (Shanghai) 2008.11 Won Grand Prize at International Juried Show at SEGO Art Center (Provo, Utah, the U. S.) 2007.3 Village Asia – 9eme Festival du Film Asiatique de Deauville (Deauville, France) 2006.12-2009.1 Exhibited artworks at gallery space at Auction House ARTCURIAL (Paris) 2005.11-2007.2 Dealt artworks in a boutique Black Block at Palais de Tokyo (Paris) 2004.4 Won Grand Prix Next One’s Competition at galleryEsiesta (Tokyo) 2003 Selected and exhibited at Print’s 21 Grand Prix (Tokyo) 1997 Selected and exhibited Modern Art Small Works Competition at Ono Art Gallery (Tokyo)
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