Last
week I received an email asking me about the Kaneshige Kosuke piece known as
"Floating Object or Portrait" that I had put up on my blog that in
the photo somewhat resembles something out of an old horror or science fiction
movie. The emailer asked if I had taken any more "conservative" pictures
of the piece and of course I had, well over a hundred in fact. Illustrated is a
face on, overall photo of the sculptural piece that I think gives a rather
clear picture of the Bizen object for which Kaneshige is well known. The
surface has just the right firing to bring out the details and crisp cuts and
edges of the piece allowing all of the clay and texture to come front and
center which adds a bit of tension and even drama to the work. I hope this
portrait of the Portrait is what was asked for and maybe in the future I will
collect up the photos and put together a short video slideshow of what is
arguably a rather fine and thoughtful work by a modern mainstay of Bizen who is
known to have strayed outside the box now and again.
You can see the
original post and photo by following the attached link; https://albedo3studio.blogspot.com/2019/04/plumbing-depths.html
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