Junichi arai has been described as the 'truly enfant terrible of japanese textiles.... a naughty boy playing with high-tech toys'. His favourited toys are the jacquard loom and digital computer. The fabric illustrated here is typical of his work, which commonly uses metallic fibres and turns them into exquisite works of art destined only to be admired. The son and nephew of weavers, Arai was born in Kirya, A historic centre for textiles. He initially worked with his father on kimono and obi cloths, which he developed, eventually acquiring three-dozen patents for new fabrics. Form 1970 Arai worked experimentally and began long-standing collaborations with Rei Kawakubo and Issey Miyake, who would suggest phrases such as 'like clouds', 'like stone' or 'driving rain' for Arai to magic into a representative fabric by using his idiosynecratic weaving techniques.
Junichi Arai textiles "Tradition and Creation" at Tokyo Opera City Gallery
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