Object - for the walls -
This work is wall a sculpture made by the combining of kanshitsu parts. The base shapes are made of kanshitsu and the surface decoration is textured with urushi undercoating paste with tinted silver foil (銀箔), tin and gold powder. All my works are about the possibilities of kanshitsu, the freedom, lightness, and potential of the material.
inherent elements I, 2020
inherent elements II, 2019
inherent elements V, 2022
inherent elements V, 2022
inherent elements IV, 2020
inherent elements IV, 2020
inherent elements IV, 2020
dark ablaze V, 2019
dark ablaze VI, 2020
dark ablaze V, 2019
dark ablaze V, 2015
dark ablaze I, 2015
dark ablaze II, 2015
apsara I
elements 2012 V
dark ablaze III, 2015
dark ablaze IV, 2015
apsara 2014
red ablaze
red ablaze II, 2018
red ablaze I, 2018
Yakata Yusai, 2015
Yakata Yusai, 2015
Yakata Yusai, 2015
solo exhibition, Yakata Yusai, 2015
elements, 2012
elements, 2012
elements, 2012
solo exhibition at gallery pousse, 2012
exhibition at Kitakata, 2012
exhibition at Hishio, Katsuyama, 2013
solo exhibition at Informuse, 1993
landing III, 1992
landing III, 1992
landing I, 1990
landing IV, 1992
landing II, 1992
Object - bamboo work -
These are coiled shape works. A special bamboo from Myanmar is used because of the extraordinarily long distance between the knots. A model using thin tape is first made. The bamboo is split into long thin strips. Using the strips, a frame is made that becomes the outside of the coil. Through the cut surface and overlapping bamboo strips, the vitality and momentum can be felt.
overtones 2011
overtones 2011
overtones 2011
spiraled 2011
overtones 2011
overtones 2004
overtones 2004
overtones 2011
overtones 2004
overtones 2004
overtones 2004
spiraled 2004
overtones 2004
overtones 2004
overtones 2011
overtones 2011
overtones 2004
overtones 2011
Object - kanshitsu -
Because of its ability to be shaped into almost any form and its lightness, kanshitsu allows me to expand the potential of urushi art. These works are from 1994-2000.
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995
OBJECTS 1995-1997
OBJECTS 1995-1997
OBJECTS 1995-1997
OBJECTS 1995-1997
OBJECTS 1995-1997