2016 Series
The major faults I found with my sculpture work in my debut series were that they were very difficult to transport because the work was heavy, fragile, and would shift around very easily. The work also relied on glass vases to hold the materials of the pieces in place, which I did not create myself and therefor lacked some originality in its creation.
After a lot of pondering the idea to use concrete in my work seemed to solve a lot of these issues.
Official documentation photos taken of sculptural forms presented during 2016 Solo Exhibition
Photos and photographic concept by Kento Kawakami
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This piece's aesthetic has changed since this photograph. (Sold)
Humans, The Intellectually Exotic No.3 2016 6 ga heat treated copper wire, amethyst, calcite from Turkey, concrete, geode from Mexico, rose quartz Brazil, sand from Clearwater Beach, Florida, quartzite from Utah, quartz
6 ga heat treated copper wire, concrete, ink
6 ga heat treated copper wire, concrete, ink
6 ga heat treated copper wire, concrete, ink
6 ga copper wire, concrete, geode from Morocco, soil from Tampa, Florida
6 ga copper wire, concrete, pebbles from Mexico, black sand
6 ga copper wire, concrete, pebbles from Mexico, black sand
Through the window, Across the sky, The wind blows, Some clouds past the others, For my attentive eyes 2015-2016 12 ga copper coated aluminum wire, amethyst from Brazil, concrete, yellow calcite from Mexico, selenite desert rose from Mexico, tigers eye from Brazil, turquoise from Arizona, quartzite from Utah, quartz from Brazil
The Ellipsing Structure of Creating and Recalling Memories 2016 12 ga copper coated aluminum wire, 8 ga copper wire, 6 ga copper wire, concrete, calcite from Turkey, orange calcite from Mexico, citrine from Brazil, geode from Morocco
A Saddening Relativity 2016 6 ga copper wire, concrete, geode from Mexico, black sand (Aesthetic changed since this photo and the piece was sold)
The Subtleties of An Action This piece's aesthetic has changed since this photo was taken. (Sold)
The Malleability of Choice Through Time No.2 6 ga copper wire, calcite from Turkey, concrete, snail shells collected in Greece, New York and Tampa, Florida
The Malleability Of Choice Through Time 6 ga copper wire, copper rod, concrete, selenite desert rose from Mexico, selenite desert rose from Morocco, snail shells collected from Tampa, Florida The aesthetic of this piece has changed since this photo was taken. (Sold)
