The Recent Cerebral Sculptures of Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s recent mindbending wooden sculptures carry cerebral and haunting vibes, each evolving in tone as the viewer observes from different perspectives. The artist was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 38 and he last appeared on HiFructose.com here.

With each figure, taking many, many hours to execute, the artist offers insight into how each one is crafted on his various social media channels, a small window into the confounding results he’s able to get out of wood. “We live from day to day with contradictions that do not yield any answers and conflicting emotions and pretend to be unaware of them,” the artist has said. “I would like you to take a look into the depths of your heart.”

See more of Kanemaki’s recent work below.

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sculpture, wooden sculpture, Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

Christine Kim, illustration, installation, paper cut art, sculpture

September 4, 2014

Toronto-based artist Christine Kim creates intricate collage pieces that explore the idea of boundaries — both in her choice of materials and narratives. She looks to investigate the idea of displacement and how it borderlines transient and permanent conditions. She specializes in illustration, installations and sculpture.

Gosia Shows New, Stirring Sculptures in ‘The Windows of the Soul’

figurative, Gosia, sculpture

May 3, 2018

Gosia's captivating figurative sculptures are displayed in her first solo European show with "The Windows of the Soul" at Dorothy Circus Gallery in London. We recently wrote about the artist in a multi-page feature in Hi-Fructose Vol. 41, and she was last featured on HiFructose.com here. This show kicks off May 5 and runs through June 30.

Jonathan Owen Creates New Works Using Appropriated Antiques

Jonathan Owen, marble, sculpture

November 17, 2014

Jonathan Owen's interdisciplinary work toys with the definition of authorship in the spirit of Marcel Duchamp. His sculptures and works on paper start out as other, found artworks, which he alters through a process of subtraction. To create his surreal 3D pieces, he carves directly into 19th-century marble statues and busts. These sculptures were created as imitations of Classical works from the Renaissance, which themselves were inspired by Ancient Greek art and mythology. Owen adds yet another layer of appropriation, carving into the pristine bodies of David and Mercury to dissolve them into abstract, geometric shapes. He mixes Baroque and Minimalist aesthetics in a way that would make purists cringe.

Johnston Foster’s Sculptural Assemblages Featured in ‘Bone Pendulum in Motley’

assemblage, Johnston Foster, sculpture

October 10, 2019

With "Bone Pendulum in Motley" at Freight+Volume Gallery, Johnston Foster offers new, wild assemblages made from metal hardware, textiles and plastics, PVC, yoga mats, electrical wires, and other materials typically reserved for home renovation projects. Kicking off tomorrow and running through Nov. 10 at the gallery, several new pieces are included in the show.

The Recent Cerebral Sculptures of Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

Christine Kim Infuses Paper-Cut Sculptures and Installations with Illustration

Gosia Shows New, Stirring Sculptures in ‘The Windows of the Soul’

Jonathan Owen Creates New Works Using Appropriated Antiques

Johnston Foster’s Sculptural Assemblages Featured in ‘Bone Pendulum in Motley’

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