Object Details
- Artist
- Kiyomi Iwata, born Kobe, Japan 1941
- Luce Center Label
- In Orange Box, Kiyomi Iwata gives a simple piece of fabric the power to tell a story. On one level, the wrinkled texture and frayed ends of the fabric suggest windblown flames. On another, the piece leads us to imagine a body consumed by fire, its structure and “skin” collapsing in the heat, while the intense color and near weightlessness of the silk evoke the release of spiritual energy.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Hideko Hashimoto
- Copyright
- ©1995 Kiyomi Iwata
- 1995
- Object number
- 1997.80
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Fiber
- Crafts
- Medium
- dyed, fabricated, and stiffened silk organza; metal thread
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 8 x 7 7/8 in. (20.0 x 20.3 x 20.0 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_1997.80
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73c0a58bf-f37e-47b3-9a95-b1b4d2124797
