A Mineral Lake in the Heart of Washington

Yuko Ishii

Submitted by Kathy Kiefer on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 1:24pm

Yuko Ishii

www.yukoishii.com

Artists Statement:   I have been leading a secluded life in the mountains. Thus, I am strongly influenced by the ambience of the rural life. In nature I feel invisible things and hear beautiful sounds which I have never witnessed in city life. My background as a musician and poet allows me to sharpen and expand a whole range of elements together, and intuit the spiritual matters more into my everyday life.

 My work has been evolving in myriad ways. By creating layers of imagery, calligraphy,
and narratives, each completed work follows the elusive mysteries. The depth and
texture mirror the influence of the elements, and are born in part out of my exaltation
in unexpected happenings. Through an extraordinary journey of encounter and discovery, my work is meant to come to life not only in my mind, but also in the viewer’s mind. With interaction it begins to develop gradually and expresses many different narratives to each viewer’s imagination.
 
I approach both my life and my art committed to the mystical belief while entering a totally different dimension of reality, and I expand my intuition to understand the hidden meanings of being and of life.
 
Biographical Statement:  I was born in Japan. I immigrated to the U.S. in 2001, and I started my
career as a self-taught artist in 2003. My work is represented by galleries in WA, IA, VA. My work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services, West Des Moines, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, and University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Images of my work have appeared several times in Horizons, the magazine for Presbyterian Women 2007 – 2009.