PORTRAIT OF A PORTRAIT

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