How I Work
NAWAYA
Nawa means rope. In Japan it is used at shrines as a symbol of shinoto (Nature Worship). Nawa represents Ying & Yang, Heaven & Earth.Nawa is used to divide the sacred & the mundane. My goal is to combine traditional craft & modern scene’s to create a New Batik world.
YUKA UEDA
Graduated from department of Visual Design, Kyoto College of Art.
Studied under Ayako Chiba (Textile-dyeing artist) and Hiromichi Narusawa, (Javanese batik artist)
Yuka has been based in Ubud, Bali since 2010 and creating unique collages and objet d’art uniting traditional Javanese batik technics and contemporary approach.
Traditional & innovative, sacred & earthly.
Yuka’s artworks are combining two different elements. Her goal is inspiring people and becoming a bridge between generations through her batik art.
京都芸術短期大学（現・京都造形芸術大学）にてビィジュアルデザインを学び、卒業後は染色作家の千葉綾子氏、ジャワ更紗作家の成澤博道氏に師事。2010年からはジャワ更紗の本場であるインドネシア・バリ島に暮らし、伝統的な技法に現代的な感性を融合させた作品づくりを行っている。Batikの伝統模様にモダンな感性をかけ合わせ、再構築するNAWAYAの世界観。伝統と革新、神聖さと身近さ、さまざまな境界を繋ぐ存在としてYuka Uedaが生み出す新しいBatikが次の世代への架け橋となりますように。
