Fusion 22-06

Code: UKAI08

Artist: Kohei UKAI

Materials: Natural lacquer, Japanese cypress, hemp cloth

Size: H37 x W30 x D7cm
Year: 2022

Ukai’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions in Japan and China. His work has been selected for the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition in 2014 and 2017 and received The Award of URUSHI (Japan URUSHI association) in 2018. He was the finalist, LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2020.

“The shape is carved along the grain of the wood without deciding the finished shape. There are times when I feel the moment when the claim of the tree and the intention of the creator are balanced, and at that time, the natural flow seems to move. I also want to show the process of lacquer swallowing wood, so I don't paint everything.”