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

Leah Yao, miniatures, sculpture

August 16, 2018

Leah Yao’s talents in crafting miniatures have taken both bright and bleak forms, with the recent “Mini Memento Mori” representing the latter. More often than not, the artist's Instagram bio aptly describes her output: "I make clay food." The RISD student's above piece impresses in the details that add both humor and intrigue to the work.

Classics of Rock: Adam Parker Smith’s Whimsical Approach Squeezes The Satire Out of Classical Sculpture

Adam Parker Smith, new contemporary art, sculpture

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Adam Parker Smith takes famed—perhaps infamous—sculptures from Greco-Roman antiquity and squishes them. It’s in their squashing that new meanings, and new questions, rise to the surface. Read Michelle Robertson's full article by clicking the above image.

Laura Keeble Sculpts Familiar Objects Using Reclaimed Stained Glass

Laura Keeble, sculpture, stained glass

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Laura Keeble is a London based artist whose works often use unconventional materials, many with references to consumerism and the contemporary art market. Her recent sculpture series interprets familiar, commonly seen objects and global brand logos using reclaimed church stained glass: Starbucks cups, McDonalds happy meals and CCTV cameras are just a few of the objects that she has cut from original antique church windows, made fantastic and divine with this stunning, discarded material.

Roman Ermakov’s Vibrant ‘Live Sculptures’

fashion art, Roman Ermakov, sculpture

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The "live sculptures" of Roman Ermakov combine fashion, fine art, and installation work, each offering an energy and vibrancy powered by the humans bearing his works. These creations from the Moscow-based artist enliven both the runaway and public spaces. His recent work, as shown, takes influence from the costume parties of Germany's Bauhaus school in the 1920s, where these artists' radical ideas in architecture and sculpture were also channeled.

The Recent Cerebral Sculptures of Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

The Miniatures of Leah Yao

Classics of Rock: Adam Parker Smith’s Whimsical Approach Squeezes The Satire Out of Classical Sculpture

Laura Keeble Sculpts Familiar Objects Using Reclaimed Stained Glass

Roman Ermakov’s Vibrant ‘Live Sculptures’

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