This week I discovered an exquisite exhibition catalogue for "Crafty", a show held at Mass Art in the fall of 2006. "Crafty" focused on the work of twenty-one artists, all of whom use "craft" in a myriad of ways to inform and construct their work. Cohesion within the exhibit was insured by grouping artists in categories like "The Paper Extremists", "State of the Union", and "Role Play". While much of the work in the show was interesting, the paper bag sculptures of Japanese artist Yuken Teruya were extraordinary in their creation of tiny havens; using a material that was going to be thrown away (paper bags), Teruya divines a miniature world, where the centerpiece is the one elegant hand-cut/silhouetted tree. If only everyone could see the paper for the beautiful tree inside it, we would be a lot better off. . . .
Top to bottom, Yuken Teruya: "Louis Vuitton", "Chandon", "Le Bon Marche"
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