Cherry Blossoms (2019) Sculpture by Koken Murata
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Wood
/
Aluminium
on Other substrate
- Dimensions Height 31.5in, Width 47.2in / 86.00 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in good condition
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $20,000
I used a cherry tree in splendid blossom to express the ephemeral nature and grandeur of life in all of its dignity.
I framed the sunlit cherry with a contrasting background of
a moonlit spider’s web holding onto water drops.
I painted lacquer on the relief expressing light and applied gold leaf on top of it, I applied eggshell to the cherry, and I painted lacquer on the lead plate on which I had pressed ridges.
悠久の時の流れの中で、本のページを開くように時が過ぎ去ってゆく。
そんな一瞬の華やかに咲く桜を通して限りある生命の尊さ、儚くも美しい凛とした姿を表現しています。陽光に照らされた桜と対照に月明かりに照らされた蜘蛛の巣に止まった水滴を背景の額に表現してます。
光を表したレリーフに漆を塗り重ね金箔を施し、桜には卵殻、石目を押した鉛板等に漆を重ねて表現しました。
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My artwork starts from the feelings I get when I experience nature.
I experienced Zen meditation in my search for spirituality, and one time I felt a brilliant light flowing down on me as if it had been released from the body of Buddha.
As the light overcame me and I sought that light, I saw my own trivial existence in nature. That is what inspired me to create artwork that represents light and water flowing down from heaven and the cycle of life that unfolds there.
Lacquer can be used in both 2D and 3D artwork.
The blackness that is characteristic of lacquer brings out the best of materials such as shells and metals as they work to complement each other.
I continue to be drawn to the deep appeal of lacquerware as I continue to create my artwork today.
- Nationality: JAPAN
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists, Represented by a Gallery,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Japanese Artists Artists presented by a gallery