AOI YAMAGUCHI CALLIGRAPHY

Tag: calligraphy performance

  • Featured Interview in 99U

    Featured Interview in 99U

    99U Issue No.13 


    Feature on 99u.com

     

    99U is an editorial property by Behance & Adobe, based in New York City that tells the stories of leading creatives around the world about how they are mastering their crafts, building incredible careers, and shaping their industries. According to their vibrant website, 99U aims to “provide this “missing curriculum.” Through our Webby Award-winning website, popular events, and bestselling books, we share pragmatic, action-oriented insights from leading researchers and visionary creatives.”

    I’m excited and honored to be featured on 99U No.13 issue, both on printed magazine spanning 12 pages (!), and web magazine. It means a lot to share my life story as a Japanese calligraphy artist living and creating outside of her home country, and my passion to bridge cultures through my craft – the art of Japanese calligraphy. Please have a read if you have a moment.

    Thank you Matt McCue, Jacqueline Lara, Mark Brooks, and Margo Moritz for creating this wonderful feature, and letting me share my voice with the world.

    Read the interview:
    http://99u.com/articles/55325/aoi-yamaguchi-breaking-from-tradition

    Get the premium-edition printed magazine:
    http://99u.com/magazine
    Editor-in-Chief: Matt McCue
    Creative Director: Mark Brooks
    Interview by Jacqueline Lera
    Photo by Margo Moritz

     

  • Live Calligraphy Performance at BAMPFA on Oct 15th

    Live Calligraphy Performance at BAMPFA on Oct 15th

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    BAMPFA - Breath

    I’m excited to announce my upcoming large-scale live calligraphy performance at Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive on Oct 15th, themed in “Breath“. FULL is a series of varied performances at BAMPFA celebrating every full moon cycle. Curated by Shinichi lova-Koga, various artists performing contemplating the theme “breath” in celebration of full moon.

    This performance is designed site-specific to the newly renovated, stunning structure of the atrium in the museum. I’d like to present a multi-layered large-scale Japanese calligraphy performance, accompanied by sublime sounds composed by a Tokyo-based sound artist Corey Fuller (ILLUHA/ 12K). This 23-minutes sound journey is Fuller’s artistic interpretation of my calligraphic movements, resonance of shadows; and this will be the first time presenting to the public.

    Supported by numbers of talented spirits, featuring assistant performers Yang Yang, Yawen Zou, Ziyu Zhou, and Chelsea Ortiz; ink vase installation in collaboration with Studio Sen; team Awakening Moon: Aprille Tang, Zon Chu, Andrej Hronco and Yukina Yamamoto. Hair & make in collaboration with Aki Masuoka, Yui Yamaguchi. 

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    Full: Breath

    Programmed by Shinichi Iova-Koga

    An evening of varied performances celebrating and contemplating breath. You will experience the unique sounds of shakuhachivirtuoso Masayuki Koga, the live calligraphy painting of Aoi Yamaguchi, the solo dance artistry of Dana Iova-Koga, and haunting music from Oakland-based duo Ghost Lore. Plus explore the exhibition galleries and discover simultaneous performances throughout the building.

    Guest programmer Shinichi Iova-Koga teaches dance composition at Mills College and is the artistic director of the San Francisco-based performance company inkBoat.

    Saturday, October 15. 2016 | 7 PM
    BAMPFA (Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive)
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  • [Retrospect] Live callgraphy performance + dance "gratitude" @ Session House, Tokyo


    On the back of SARO, tap dancer


    On the body of Daiji Meguro, Butoh dancer



    On the bodies of Woods (house), Asako Akiyoshi (jazz), and MIYUKI (jazz)


    – G R A T I T U D E from us.

    私にとって、2012年初のパフォーマンスでした。見に来てくれたみなさん、友達みんな、本当にありがとう。
    そして、一緒にこのショーを作り上げる事が出来たメンバーのみんな、楽しい時間をありがとう。また日本に行った時は、違った形で何か出来るといいなと思います！
    gratitude
    2012.1.15 Sun. @ Session House, Kagurazaka, Tokyo

    1st performance 14:00~
    2nd performance 18:00~

    Dance:
    Akiko Tomikawa / Julia Ehrstrand /
    Anna Strand Andersen / Mita subway lines /  MIYUKI / SATORU (Montesquieu) /
    HIROKI (Montesquieu) /Asako Akiyoshi / orangeez / YOSHIWO / Woods /
    Mika Yanagihara / Kaori

    Butoh:
    Daiji Meguro

    Photography:
    Akira Wachi

    Movie:
    hrtk / twoyearsold

    Music:
    soulmarine production

    Japanese Calligraphy:
    Aoi Yamaguchi / GAHO

    Painting:
    Gentaro Hashimoto / Shigetaka Nakajima

    Lighting Design:
    Koji Doukan

    Guest Choreographer:
    Laurie De Vito / Max Stone / Diane McCarthy