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Samsara Forest — Before the Forest Emerges Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art ©Asami GOTO

Asami Goto is a contemporary Japanese artist who works across textile-based art and Japanese painting.
She is known for developing the original technique Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art, which combines geometric embroidery with the fluid qualities of sumi ink.

Her work explores structures and rhythms found in nature, translating natural systems into abstract visual compositions.

Artistic Practice

Goto’s practice is rooted in careful observation of natural structures.
In forests and natural environments she encounters recurring patterns—branching trees, leaf veins, mineral crystals, and fractal geometries.

These structures reveal an underlying order in nature.
Her works translate these patterns into visual form through the interaction of thread, Sumi ink, and mineral pigments.

Through abstract compositions, her practice explores the relationship between natural order and artistic form.

Media & Materials

Goto works with a combination of textile techniques and traditional Japanese painting materials.

Her works often incorporate natural silk threads, sumi ink, mineral pigments, and gold or silver leaf.
The palette frequently combines black, white, gold, silver, and vermilion, creating subtle contrasts between structure and luminosity.

By bringing together embroidery and painting, her work moves between textile art and pictorial space.

Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art

Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art is an original technique developed by Asami Goto.

The technique combines precise geometric embroidery with the expressive movement of sumi ink.
Embroidery builds structural frameworks through the accumulation of thread, while ink introduces fluid motion and tonal variation.

Inspired by fractal structures found in nature, the works visualize rhythms and patterns that appear in natural systems.

In recent years, her work has also drawn inspiration from cymatics, the phenomenon in which sound vibrations generate geometric patterns.Geometric Embroidery + Sumi Ink Art is an original technique developed by Asami Goto.

Inspired by fractal structures found in nature, the works visualize rhythms and patterns that appear in natural systems.

In recent years, her work has also drawn inspiration from cymatics, the phenomenon in which sound vibrations generate geometric patterns.

Nihonga (Japanese Painting)

In addition to her textile-based works, Goto also creates works using Nihonga, the traditional Japanese painting technique.
Nihonga uses natural materials such as mineral pigments, sumi ink, and gold or silver leaf applied on paper or silk.
Through this medium, she explores light, atmosphere, and subtle spatial depth.

Within her practice, Nihonga functions as a parallel layer of expression, reflecting the same interest in natural structures and quiet visual rhythms.

Selected Exhibitions

Her works have been exhibited internationally and presented in exhibitions in Europe, the United States, and Japan.

She has also presented works in a private exhibition within an international art exhibition held at the National Art Center, Tokyo, associated with Salon d’Automne.

Exhibitions