Light Falling on Me (2019) Sculpture by Koken Murata

Sculpture - Wood, 66.9x19.7 in
$22,718.18
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  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Sculpture, Wood / Aluminium on Other substrate
  • Dimensions Height 66.9in, Width 19.7in / 88.00 kg
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The thin lines of inlaid mother of pearl seem to guide light, representing human psychology. This work was inspired by a novel written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke based on Karma by Tolstoy, which originally comes from a Buddhist story. The relief that represents light and people is decorated with foil pressing, Maki-e, and inlaid mother of pearl. Blazing[...]
The thin lines of inlaid mother of pearl seem to guide light, representing human psychology. This work was inspired by a novel written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke based on Karma by Tolstoy, which originally comes from a Buddhist story. The relief that represents light and people is decorated with foil pressing, Maki-e, and inlaid mother of pearl. Blazing red lacquer is applied on top and the surface is polished to expose the pattern.

一本の細い螺鈿の糸を頼りに光に導かれるように上って行く人間の心理を表現しています。
元々は仏教説話にあったものを芥川龍之介がトルストイの「カルマ」をもとに
小説化したものを参考に制作してます。
レリーフで表現した光や人物を箔押しや蒔絵、螺鈿等を施し、燃え盛る様な赤い漆を塗り重ね、研ぎ出しで表現してます。
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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[...]

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.

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