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Izumi Idoia
3/3 more details about Izumi

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Izumi Idoia is a passionate and very curious artist. Her universe is based on her exceptional imagination, her varied artistic references but also on a constant quest for a balance between passion and rigour in her practice. Can you name 3 creative persons you like? I am a very enthousiastic person so there are many persons, even more!! Lately, I really loved the universe of Iris van Dongen, a painter. Then, I don’t follow the world of illustration, I am more inspired by plastic and textile artists like Kustaa Saksi’s weavings or Nick Cave dancers. Generally, I like audacious artists and colour magicians. Do you have favourite artists? A lot, but among the ones I have been loving for a long time, there are : Meredith Monk (composer and choreographer), Kate Bush (singer), Buto Ushio Amagatsu (dancer), Ryoji Ikeda’s installations, Tsumori Chisato (stylist), Henri Purcell’s music, Hilma af Klint (painter),…Continue Reading
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Izumi Idoia
2/3 savoir-faire

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Izumi Idoia welcomes us in her workshop and shares a few details about her artistic practice. Where do you work? My workshop is a quite spacious room at home. What is your favourite tool? Watercolour, since I was 10, I have never stopped enjoying this way of painting. I think I like the poetics of water, its transparencies, its magic. I also like the necessary process of ‘letting go’ to let the material express itself, the unexpected….that’s the best way I found to paint these ghosts I like so much. What tools do you mostly use? Pencils, watercolour brushes and fluo paints I really like because it became an important symbol for me since  Fukushima disaster. I was there a month before the tragedy. I had to make an illustration for a gallery in Tokyo for a charity event and I was able to symbolize radioactivity through fluorescent red so…Continue Reading

Meeting with Izumi Idoia
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Different creatures live in the enigmatic and Japanese-style universe of Izumi Idoia, painter and illustrator. We can see female, childish or ghostly figures who take us in a different sphere. Let’s discover Izumi’s creations and background. Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Izumi Idoia. I am an independant illustrator and painter in Nantes. My real name is Basque (my father was born in Bilbao), Idoia means water source. My nickname is Izu, it started in 1999 at Map Gamsau laboratory in Marseille. Then, I went to Japan in 2004 and I discovered the Izu Peninsula and Izumi, a firstname which means water source!! How would you define your universe? My drawings and my paintings are often based on female, childish or ghostly creatures and a wealth of plant patterns. It is imbued with dreams, dance, music and japanese aesthetism. I like to work with colors and question the…Continue Reading
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Jewel of the day 01.06.17

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I wish you a Happy New Year! After several days of absence, here is the first article of 2017! I was fortunate enough to interview Snem Yildirim to present the Studio Zigzag brand developed with her sister Didem. Meanwhile, Snemlaunched a personal collection and a website. I encourage you to discover it if it is not already done! Jewel : Kanavice Series, Brooch Designer : Snem Yildirim Materials : powder coated brass, re-cycled plastic bottles (nylon wire), steel Website : www.snemyildirim.com Thank you Snem for this beautiful brooch! Photo de couverture : © Snem Yildirm, autres photos : © L’Envers du Décor www.lenvers-du-decor.com
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