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I have been living my life with expression as the center of my life since I was around 20 years old. In the early days of my career, I used copperplate etching to express my inner self through the black and white world. After fourteen to five years of doing this, his interest shifted to larger scale works, including three-dimensional objects. I wanted to create something that could be felt not only visually but also with the whole body. While living in the U.S., he created wall-sized drawings and three-dimensional objects using deep red velvet. Then, around 2010, he began to work on installations. As I created more and more works, I began to think that it would be interesting to minimize the work of creating with my own hands, and to see how I could cook the materials themselves in the location.
An art gallery opened in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan on May 19, 2018. Organized by Hiroko Kamio. The gallery name written on the bay window is by Sadaharu Horio.
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The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.
