STATEMENT
KU
Please open your mind
We exist in the vast universe
Where no solid fixed shape
Yet, it is filled by endless atoms
Atoms move around freely and keep changing shapes
Until they form the steady state of relationship
Then they stop moving
Please open your mind
We grasp as a phenomenon for an object that has shape
Yet, a phenomenon keep changing continuously
There is nothing that does not change
Because there is no substance, we can create a form.
There is no substance and things change;
This is why matter exists
From "Wisdom to die in order to live", by Keiko Yanagisawa (Pg. 6-7)
While cleaning my mother's room right after her death in March 2008, I found this small book in her room. She must have tried to understand the nearing of the end of her life. I, too, try to understand my mother's death. This book seems to open the door for me to understand the transience of life.
I had begun to create my new body of works well in advance of reading this book. While I have never fully understood the meaning of life, I like to engage in creating works in which the materials, time, and labor become life itself. I prefer not to perceive the end result before I start a work. I prefer taking the time to discover in the process a successful planned construction. My works continue to evolve and change until I arrive at a state of satisfaction.
I recently realized that my work relates to the book: Wisdom to die in order to live.
"Bubble in Light" began in early 2008. I became interested in the phenomenon of bubbles. While floating in the air they are beautiful; yet, they burst after only a short period of time. They present a good metaphor for a life in itself. I struggled until I found a good solution. I experimented with many things and failed many times. Finally I achieved the final piece. The light I inserted into the sculpture creates a luminous feeling and emotion.
16"x58"x33", cast resin, stainless steel wire, lights, 2009
The three works of "Bubble" on the wall stem from the same motivation. I used plastic tubing for the previous body of works and found leftover plastic tubing in my studio. I discovered a new possibility in plastic tubing to create sculptures. I cut plastic tubing in various lengths and glued them together until I could form the shape I wanted.
1. Bubble #1 (oval white), 21"x29"x4", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
2. Bubble #2 (yellow), 21"x29"x3", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
3. Bubble #3 (circle), 28"x1.5", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
"Linkage" is an interconnected work made from transparent resin pieces. Each module somewhat reminds me of the bones and branches I created a year ago. "Linkage" floats in the air and does not speak roundly but whispers like a dead soul.
24"x67"x24", resin, stainless steel wire, monofilament, 2008
"Season of Change" is constructed from colorful resin pieces and wires. It is a sequel to the "Floating of World" piece I created two years ago. It is not expressing the change of the four different seasons; rather I would like it to express "change" itself.
24"x84"x35", resin, stainless steel wire, brass wire, copper wire, monofilament, 2009
"Infinite Growth" is a large projected-out disc. I am expressing here the continuous growth of cell and hope.
56"x36", resin, stainless steel wire, 2009
I am also making several prints for this show. They, too, are products of spontaneous acts with the various materials and processes and discoveries. I especially enjoyed using materials I used for making sculptures and past works for making prints. My main focus was how to transform them to create a new visual substance.
April 26, 2009
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Please open your mind
We exist in the vast universe
Where no solid fixed shape
Yet, it is filled by endless atoms
Atoms move around freely and keep changing shapes
Until they form the steady state of relationship
Then they stop moving
Please open your mind
We grasp as a phenomenon for an object that has shape
Yet, a phenomenon keep changing continuously
There is nothing that does not change
Because there is no substance, we can create a form.
There is no substance and things change;
This is why matter exists
From "Wisdom to die in order to live", by Keiko Yanagisawa (Pg. 6-7)
While cleaning my mother's room right after her death in March 2008, I found this small book in her room. She must have tried to understand the nearing of the end of her life. I, too, try to understand my mother's death. This book seems to open the door for me to understand the transience of life.
I had begun to create my new body of works well in advance of reading this book. While I have never fully understood the meaning of life, I like to engage in creating works in which the materials, time, and labor become life itself. I prefer not to perceive the end result before I start a work. I prefer taking the time to discover in the process a successful planned construction. My works continue to evolve and change until I arrive at a state of satisfaction.
I recently realized that my work relates to the book: Wisdom to die in order to live.
"Bubble in Light" began in early 2008. I became interested in the phenomenon of bubbles. While floating in the air they are beautiful; yet, they burst after only a short period of time. They present a good metaphor for a life in itself. I struggled until I found a good solution. I experimented with many things and failed many times. Finally I achieved the final piece. The light I inserted into the sculpture creates a luminous feeling and emotion.
16"x58"x33", cast resin, stainless steel wire, lights, 2009
The three works of "Bubble" on the wall stem from the same motivation. I used plastic tubing for the previous body of works and found leftover plastic tubing in my studio. I discovered a new possibility in plastic tubing to create sculptures. I cut plastic tubing in various lengths and glued them together until I could form the shape I wanted.
1. Bubble #1 (oval white), 21"x29"x4", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
2. Bubble #2 (yellow), 21"x29"x3", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
3. Bubble #3 (circle), 28"x1.5", plastic tubing, glue, resin, 2008
"Linkage" is an interconnected work made from transparent resin pieces. Each module somewhat reminds me of the bones and branches I created a year ago. "Linkage" floats in the air and does not speak roundly but whispers like a dead soul.
24"x67"x24", resin, stainless steel wire, monofilament, 2008
"Season of Change" is constructed from colorful resin pieces and wires. It is a sequel to the "Floating of World" piece I created two years ago. It is not expressing the change of the four different seasons; rather I would like it to express "change" itself.
24"x84"x35", resin, stainless steel wire, brass wire, copper wire, monofilament, 2009
"Infinite Growth" is a large projected-out disc. I am expressing here the continuous growth of cell and hope.
56"x36", resin, stainless steel wire, 2009
I am also making several prints for this show. They, too, are products of spontaneous acts with the various materials and processes and discoveries. I especially enjoyed using materials I used for making sculptures and past works for making prints. My main focus was how to transform them to create a new visual substance.
April 26, 2009
Yuriko Yamaguchi