CAREER | 1971 Born in Kyoto Pref. 1995 Graduated KOBATAKE Kobo 2004 Solo Exhibition at Gallery 4GATS (Tokyo) 2005 Solo Exhibition at Gallery SAOH (Tokyo) 2006 International Stone Sculptor's Symposium in Gwalior (INDIA) Solo Exhibition at Art Space NIJI (Kyoto) Solo Exhibition at ATELIER · K Art Space (Kanagawa) 2008 Solo Exhibition at TOKI Art Space (Tokyo) Gwacheon International Stone Sculpture Symposium (KOREA) 2009 Solo Exhibition at Art Space NIJI (Kyoto) Art Court Frontier #7 Art Court Gallery (Osaka) 2010 Solo Exhibition at METAL ART MUSEUM HIKARINOTANI (Chiba) 2011 AMABIKI 2011 (Ibaraki) ['01, '03, '06, '08] Solo Exhibition at Gallery YURAGI (Kyoto) |
AMABIKI 2022
The Stone Body 2022
Black Granite
123×94×250 (h)cm
AMABIKI 2019
The Stone Body 2019
Black Granite
96×112×225 (h)cm
AMABIKI 2015
CRAWLING THINGS
Black granite
18×2800×22 (h)cm
AMABIKI 2013
REMNANT -depth-
Sandstone
45×240×190 (h)cm
AMABIKI 2011 In the midst of winter
The Stone Body V -KAIBUTSU-
Black granite
110×120×176 (h)cm
I carve into the stone
From that moment, the presence of the stone becomes increasingly vague
As the stone takes in my strength
Its mass dwindles
Strength and time build up
Indentations gather
Eventually, the sum of them overflows and clusters together
I think that's when my work really begins
I want to feel the presence of a stone that has begun to have its own body
* "V" in the art work name means the fifth of the Roman numerals.
AMABIKI 2008
Form of the mass AMABIKI 2008
Marble
140×134×143 (h)cm
I stare at the stone, and carve the stone.
A chip that flies off, and the dent left behind.
I think as I feel the shock coming back up through my hand:
How far did that one blow reach? How far did it reverberate?
The silent stone.
I wonder what it would be like to shatter the silence the stone keeps.
AMABIKI 2006
KOKU 0602 stage-1
Marble
110×88×76 (h)cm
1300 kg
Force moves towards the stone.
Force is left in the stone and carved into it.
As the stone is carved, no longer able to be contained within,
a revolting force is born that breaks off and turns outward.
I try to take that outward-bound force and redirect it backs inside.
I try to give myself up to the repeated blows
The stone is enfolded, one blow at a time.
THE 5TH EXHIBITION OF AMABIKI VILLAGE AND SCULPTURE
Naked'03-IV
Marble
135×96×96 cm
1500 kg
Humans are living beings who learn. We don't expect to suffer by committing the same mistake twice. In whatever we do, we achieve dramatic improvements. Humans are creatures who learn. Or so you'd think? ? ?.
* "IV" in the art work name means the fourth of the Roman numerals.
THE 4TH EXHIBITION OF AMABIKI VILLAGE AND SCULPTURE
Naked '01-II
Black granite
81×86×127 cm
1000 kg
I end up stripping the stone naked. I can be delighted as I peel away a layer at a time. But it can also be good to just rip it all off. Some stones are shy, some want to undress themselves. Depending on how you do it, you may be disappointed, or you may think, "Wow!" Whichever approach you take, start with a little flirting.
* "II" in the art work name means the second of the Roman numerals.