Reiko Sudo and Nuno Corporation
Burner Dye (Karadaki)
1999
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Stainless steel (surface), cotton (backing), 72x approx 51 in. (182.9 x 129.5 cm) (before hemming)
Credit Line
The Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund
Object Number
2007.164
The deceptively soft and slightly lustrous gray threads composing Burner Dye (Karadaki) are actually ultra fine stainless steel yarns developed by a Japanese manufacturer to reinforce radial tires. In a radical move, NUNO designers added surface patterns by using gas burners to create stripes of metallic iridescence.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2007; from the factory via Material Things, Art & Design Building, 7661 Girard Avenue, La Jolla,
California 92037
Tel: 858-551-0873
Fax: 858-551-0876
E: chad@nuno.com
Invoice 360544 dated 1/17/2007
California 92037
Tel: 858-551-0873
Fax: 858-551-0876
E: chad@nuno.com
Invoice 360544 dated 1/17/2007
Anita Jones, NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, March 28 - October 14, 2007 (extended from October 7th).
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