Mid Winter #1

Drawing

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HCC Permanent Art Collection

Name/Title

Mid Winter #1

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.1

Description

Gestural abstract black figure in the center of the composition surrounded by white space. Paper has rough edges and is situated onto of a cream colored additional piece of paper. The title and composition year are listed at the bottom of the rough edge. The majority of the ink stroke occurs in the bottom left section of the composition.

Collection

HCC Permanent Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Akiko Kotani

Role

Artist

Date made

1990

Edition

Edition

1

Edition Number

1

Location

Category

Storage

Category

Exhibit

Exhibitions

HCC Permanent Art Collection, Coll. Manager.
HCC Permanent Art Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Akiko Kotani, in her own words, is “attracted to the refinement of simple techniques that direct [her] work toward an economy of means, which generates a concentrated power within the work.” This economy of means is on display in Mid Winter #1, a gestural abstract painting completed utilizing only black ink on white paper. Fine brush lines and bold moments of pure black call to mind the simple elegance of calligraphic strokes. The stark contrast between the ink and the paper invites a consideration of positive and negative spaces as well.