• YAMAZOE Jun

    CAREER1971
    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)

  • The Stone Body 2022

    Black Granite
    123×94×250 (h)cm

  • The Stone Body 2019

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    Black Granite
    96×112×225 (h)cm

  • CRAWLING THINGS

    Black granite

    18×2800×22 (h)cm

  • REMNANT -depth-

    Sandstone

    45×240×190 (h)cm

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.