Junko Oki (signed) - Punk - Bungeisyunjyu 2017

Junko Oki’s work consists of embroidery on old fabrics, often several centuries old. Her aesthetics are shaped by childhood memories as well as a multitude of subliminal experiences. Her work focuses primarily on human relationships, particularly those of her family and while exploring these themes, her work ranges out into automatist drawing, surrealism, poetry, art brut as well as feminist art. Oki is known for her two and three dimensional stitched and embroidered works on fabric as well as for a series of artist books.
"I got the inspiration from a female writer who came to my exhibition. She looked around and bursting with excitement exclaimed, "They're so punk!" "Er... punk?"... I was struggling to find a title for my book then and I knew it had to be "Punk." "Punk," in my understanding, is not just fashion on the surface. It is a pride and self-respect that people have deep inside them whether or not they seem to lead a sensible social life. It includes the will to protect something that truly matters to you and the will to never give it up. I sincerely hope that this book reaches the "punk" people in this sense."

Bungeisyunjyu Ltd. - 2014, 2017
256p - JP/EN - 21x29.7cm - softcover in boxed-set - signed - very good condition