Asami GOTO Contemporary artist and textile artist based in Tokyo. A dual practice moving between two axes: Geometric embroidery and Nihonga.
Affiliations and Credentials
Holder of the International Identity Card for Professional Artists (IAA, UNESCO Partner Organization) Member of the Japan Artists Association (JAA) Member, Japan International Artists Society (JIAS) ————————————
Asami GOTO is a contemporary artist known for developing the original technique “Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art.” Her work combines precise geometric embroidery with the expressive qualities of sumi ink, visualizing structures and patterns found in nature. Having spent a total of eight years living in France and the United States, she developed her artistic language through exposure to diverse cultures and artistic traditions. Her works draw inspiration from structures found in nature and symbolically explore motifs such as the cosmos, plants, animals, and natural forms.
Asami Goto has presented her works in France, the United States, Spain, and other international venues. Her works are held in the collections of institutions, corporations, and individuals engaged in various cultural fields. In addition, her works have been curated by Singulart Gallery (Paris, France) and acquired by corporations and discerning private collectors.
Excellence Award Announcement I am honored to announce that I received the Excellence Award in the Solo Exhibition Division at the 26th Japan–France International Contemporary Art Exhibition 2025–Special Collaboration with the Salon d’Automne –
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Certificate of Authenticity Each work created in our studio is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, signed and sealed by the artist.This certificate guarantees that the artwork is an original creation by Asami Goto and a one-of-a-kind piece. By default, an English-language certificate is provided, but a Japanese-language certificate can be issued upon request.
Title:Enchanted Blossoms and the Morning Spider Ⅲ In this work, I chose not to depict the “morning spider” directly, but to convey its presence through atmosphere. Against the still air before dawn, I expanded a luminous web at the center of the composition, symbolizing cosmic order and the interwoven threads of life. Below, lavish peonies bloom while butterflies flutter, embodying both sensuality and fragility. Even without showing the spider itself, I sought to let its presence be felt through the web, the hour, and the aura of the scene. Traditionally considered a harbinger of good fortune, the morning spider here becomes, in my eyes, a sign of new beginnings and hope — a vision translated into a symbolist abstraction.
Title: 火焔 HIEN Ⅳ P12 (606×455mm) この作品では、深紅の空間に蜘蛛の巣を描き、その近くに蝶を光の球に包み込んで浮遊させています。背景に揺らめく炎のようなかたちは、生命の激しさや魂の燃焼を象徴しています。蜘蛛の巣は罠としてではなく、存在を結びつける秩序や見えない繋がりの象徴として広がり、蝶は儚く、魂を映す存在として燃え立つエネルギーと静かな幾何学的構造のあいだを漂います。深紅の色彩は生命の力強さを、巣と蝶はその儚さを示し、本作全体を通じて「生と死」「束縛と自由」「燃焼と静謐」といった対照を、象徴主義的な抽象表現へと昇華させています
Title:HIEN Ⅳ— Cycle in Crimson
In this work, a spider’s web expands across a crimson space, with butterflies enclosed in luminous spheres. The flame-like forms in the background embody the intensity of life and the burning of the soul. The web spreads not as a trap, but as a symbol of order and invisible connections that bind existence.The butterflies, fragile and soul-like, drift between fiery energy and quiet geometric structure. Crimson hues convey the force of life, while the web and butterflies reveal its transience.Through this piece, the contrasts of “life and death,” “bondage and freedom,” and “combustion and stillness” are distilled into a symbolist abstraction.
Title: SAMSARA FOREST Ⅲ In this work, I employed spider webs and circular motifs, not only in left–right symmetry but also in top–bottom symmetry, to visualize a mandala-like “universal order.” The recurring circles symbolize the cycles of life and time, while the complete symmetry reflects the balance and harmony hidden within the cosmos. At the center, the spider spins its web, while butterflies hover around — a coexistence of opposites, the one that ensnares and the one that releases. Here, I sought to express the powerful cycles of life pulsing through the earth, and the way they are deeply linked with human existence.
In this work, I placed a circular form at the center to embody “samsara,” the eternal cycle of the forest, while the fourfold symmetry expresses cosmic order and continuity. The geometric patterns visualize layers of prayer and memory embedded in the earth, portraying the forest itself as a living web of life. The “droplets” scattered across the composition are not tears of sorrow, but the water of life descending from the cosmos — nourishing the forest and generating new cycles. Through this piece, I sought to present the droplets as symbols of life, moments when unseen forces take form and connect the cosmos with the earth.
Artist Statement（アーティストステイトメント）
詳細を見る / View more 日本画 NIHONGA（Japanese Style Painting）
Asami Goto explores subtle atmospheres beyond visible form and the lingering presence of the unseen through the traditional language of Nihonga. By layering Japanese mineral pigments (iwa enogu), gofun, sumi ink, and gold and silver leaf on Kumohada-mashi, she expresses delicate transitions of light and shadow, evoking a quiet sense of time and space.
Guided by the recurring theme of turning her gaze toward the unseen, Goto observes the subtle structures and presences that underlie nature and the cosmos, translating them into a contemporary visual language. Motifs drawn from the cosmos, nature, animals, plants, and insects are presented not merely as symbols, but as forms that reflect the quiet presences and living connections that permeate the world.
At the heart of her practice are Japanese mineral pigments made from finely ground natural stone. Responding subtly to changing light, these pigments bring delicate luminosity and a profound sense of depth to the surface. Layers of color hold both stillness and the presence of life, leaving each work with a lingering resonance. Rooted in the traditional materials and techniques of Nihonga while embracing a contemporary sensibility, Goto continues to explore new possibilities within the medium.
詳細を見る / View more 幾何学刺繡＋墨アート Geometric embroidery + sumi ink art
Asami Goto studied textile art in France before creating works for entertainment and commercial spaces in Japan, where she explored new relationships between art and space. Through years of experimentation, she developed her original practice, Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art, combining geometric embroidery with the fluid expression of sumi ink.
At the heart of her practice lies a continuing interest in the unseen. By layering geometric lines of embroidery with the spreading, bleeding, and shifting movements of sumi ink, she explores the hidden structures, cycles, and quiet order that underlie the natural world.
Much of her inspiration arises from close observation of nature. While walking through forests, she encounters the branching of trees, the veins of leaves, recurring plant forms, and crystalline mineral formations. Though each appears in a different form, they reveal shared rhythms and quiet patterns of order. These observations have become an essential foundation of her work.
In recent years, she has also been drawn to cymatics—the phenomenon in which sound vibrations generate geometric patterns. Although sound itself is invisible, vibration has the ability to give form to matter. This phenomenon has deepened her understanding of geometry as a language through which the unseen workings of the world may be perceived.
She chooses materials that remain as close to nature as possible, including organic cotton, natural silk threads, sumi ink, Japanese mineral pigments, and gold and silver leaf. Layered within a restrained palette of black, white, gold, silver, and vermilion, thread and ink resonate quietly across the surface, creating a visual language unique to her work.
For Goto, Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art is not a technique for depicting form itself. It is an ongoing exploration of the unseen connections that move through nature, life, time, light, and sound, giving quiet form to what cannot ordinarily be seen.
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