Claudia Kogachi

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Claudia Kogachi (born 1995) is a Japanese-born New Zealand artist. She was born in Awaji-shima, Japan, in 1995. [1]

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In 2018 Kogachi graduated from the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and in 2019 she won the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award. [2] [3]

Kogachi is an Auckland-based artist whose work renders domestic scenes, adolescence and inter-generational cultural learning through various mediums. [4] Members of her immediate family feature frequently in her works, as well as an exploration of her Japanese-Hawaiian heritage. [5] [6] Kogachi's 2020 work Obaachan during the lockdown, Wahiawā, Hawaiʻi was commissioned by Te Tuhi and developed with curator Abby Cunnane, and depicts a series of large tufted rugs depicting photographs Kogachi took while visiting her family in Hawai'i. [7] Kogachi turned her art-making practice to rug tufting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on her access to painting supplies. [8] [9]

Although born in Japan, Kogachi frequently visited her grandparents in Hawai'i who had moved there to work on the pineapple plantations. From the 1880s onwards, the pineapple industry brought many people from Japan seeking work, and many Japanese families settled permanently. [7] [10]

Process

Speaking about making her tufted rugs, Kogachi has explained:

The guns themselves weigh roughly 3 kgs, which doesn’t sound like much, but when you’re spending roughly 60+ hours on each large rug the toll this can take on your body is intense. I remember after finishing the last series, my right arm was visibly larger and in more pain than my left. The guns have so much range and have allowed me to experiment with new materials and dimension, however it does restrict movement which can affect the overall work. [6]

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Exhibitions

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Uncle Gagi - Claudia Kogachi: 28/05/20 - 13/06/20". play_station. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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  6. 1 2 "We chat to Claudia Kogachi". The Art Paper. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 "TeTuhi". tetuhi.art. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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  10. ↑ "Hawaii: Life in a Plantation Society | Japanese | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Gordon Harris Elam Painting Award Winners 2017". Gordon Harris. 1 January 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Exhibition | Sanderson Gallery". www.sanderson.co.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Unmissables: Three Artworks to see in February". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. ↑ ""Like A Boss", Franklin Arts Centre | Artsdiary 2906". artsdiary.co.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Exhibition | Sanderson Gallery". www.sanderson.co.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "You're not a princess you know, Claudia Edwards | Window". windowgallery.co.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "MOM, ARE WE FRIENDS". MEANWHILE. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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  21. ↑ "Claudia Kogachi It Is What It Is Exhibition 2021 Wellington NZ | Jhana Millers". jhanamillers.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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  23. ↑ "Resistant to Wear: Claudia Kogachi's Rugged Heart". The Art Paper. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Claudia Kogachi, Hot Girls with IBS". The Art Paper. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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