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Floating Goldfish

Asami GOTO

2023 • Japan • Embroidery, Cotton on Fabric , Wood

39 x 31 in

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Asami GOTO

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Artwork details

Medium : Embroidery, Cotton on Fabric , Wood
Framing : Framed
Dimensions : 39.4x31.5in

About this artwork

In “Floating Goldfish,” I wanted to create a dreamlike vision where goldfish drift through an abstract aquatic cosmos. By combining delicate embroidery with the fluidity of sumi ink, I sought to shape a space where geometry and organic life seamlessly intersect.
I wove black threads across the surface like currents or invisible boundaries, enclosing constellations, plants, and flowing forms. Within these shifting patterns, I imagined the goldfish… as both weightless and eternal—creatures inhabiting not only water, but also the broader rhythm of the universe.
Subtle accents of gold shimmer against muted tones, recalling for me the glint of light on scales or fragments of sunlight breaking through water. Through this composition, I hoped to invite viewers to contemplate the continuity between microcosm and macrocosm: how a single fish can embody harmony, fragility, and infinite flow.

Asami GOTO

Japan

Credentials

International Exposure
Prizewinner
Covered by the Press
Works on commission

« Art brings us closer to the ultimate truth. »

Asami Goto（五島アサミ） is a contemporary artist working along two axes: Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting) and her original technique of Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art.

Her Nihonga works are informed by the spiritual and aesthetic sensibilities of classical Japanese art, particularly Buddhist visual culture, capturing invisible atmospheres and subtle presences.
Her textile-based works use organic cotton, natural silk threads, sumi ink, and gold and silver leaf to merge geometric order with the organic rhythms of nature, visualizing relationships between natural structures and living systems.

Goto has exhibited in France, the United States, Spain, and Japan, and elsewhere internationally. In 2023, she received an Excellence Award at an exhibition held at the National Art Center, Tokyo. She is a Member, Japan Artists Association (JAA), Registered Artist, International Association of Art (IAA)
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