#japanese sculptor

[doubtspirit]

加藤巍山 (Gizan Katoh) b. 1968, 示現 (Manifestation)

[bhrm555]

Fudo Myo-o, 13th century

[yorithesims]

YOSHITOSHI-KANEMAKI-INSPO-POSES

日本の彫刻家 「金巻 芳俊」の作品に触発されました。 Instagram @kanemaki_yoshitoshi 

[theaskew]

Takuro Kuwata (Japanese, b. 1981, lives and works in Tajimi City, Gifu Japan), Untitled, 2024. Porcelain, stone, glaze, pigment, gold, platinum, 44 1/10 × 15 9/10 × 15 9/10 in. | 112 × 40.5 × 40.5 cm. (Source: Kosaku Kanechika Gallery, Tokyo)

[manic-maniac-man]

Eyescream Feb 2015

Great Dinosaur Expo

Masakatsu Shimoda x Shuntaro Tanikawa x Meisa Fujishiro

Dinosaur man, photography and poetry.

Masakatsu Shimoda is a painter who continues to create dinosaurs on canvas as his life's work. Photographer Meisa Fujishiro continues to photograph the dynamic dinosaur-people while waiting anxiously for the parcels he delivers in Okinawa. And poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dedicates poetry to those photographs. The "Dinosaur Mask," a serial project in the fashion culture magazine "HUgE," has finally been published as a book titled "Dinosaur Human." To coincide with the publication, an event will be held at Shibuya Parco Museum. The photos and poems included in the book "Dinosaur Human," as well as dinosaurs created by Masakatsu Shimoda, will all be gathered together. The book "Dinosaur Human" will also be released in advance, and a participation event for visitors is also planned. Come meet the dinosaurs created by these three people in Shibuya.

[pinkiebabe]

Yoshimasa Tsuchiya 🤍

[urbanangelz]

Fabio Viale, 2017 (sculptor)

[abwwia]

Yuriko Yamaguchi, After Chance, 1988, screenprint on paper, image: 22 1⁄2 x 29 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 75.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tom and Judy Brody, 1990.23, © 1988, Yuriko Yamaguchi

[ejs-paperpulp-art]

My First art post on Tumbler. I hope I catch your eyes!

[sheltiechicago]

(2014), porcelaneous stoneware, 12 7/8 x 20 x 22 1/4 inches. Photo by Richard Goodbody. 

Tens of Thousands of Clay Shavings Cloak Hattori Makiko’s Coiled Porcelain Sculptures

Creating one of Hattori Makiko’s twisted porcelain sculptures is an exercise in patience. The Japanese artist makes just a few works a year, each requiring tens of thousands of rolled clay shavings precisely placed on and within the curved forms. Dense with crinkled florets, the unglazed pieces are made from Seto porcelain, a material from Aichi Prefecture in Japan, and can take up to six months to dry.

“Samayou (Wandering)” (2012), porcelaneous stoneware, 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches. Photo by Richard Goodbody

“Mayu; Cocoon” (2019), unglazed Porcelaneous stoneware, 15 x 9 7/8 inches. Photo by Richard Goodbody

“Kizashi; Sign” (2023), unglazed porcelaneous stoneware 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches. Photo by Hayashi Tatsuo

[mutant-distraction]

Mio Hashimoto ( contemporary Japanese sculptor, b. 1980)

[mikufigureoftheday]

Garage Kits and You: A Summary

Garage Kit figures have been brought up here a lot lately and I've gotten quite a few asks about them, so I thought it would be easier for us all to just put all the info into one post ✧(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

They're made in small amounts so finding one specific one can be kind of hard to near impossible.

Please note I've never assembled one myself so this is all taken from second hand sources!

Garage Kits are, as the name suggests, figure kits you can buy to assemble and paint yourself. Some are and some aren't officially licensed, but all are fan-made. Garage kits are not very popular in the West currently, but they're pretty big in Japan.

They're sold in Japanese Live Shows/Festivals or online via the sculptor's sites. They're typically made of casted resin because it's easiest to work with and they come unassembled and unpainted. Westerners can find them on places like Mandrake, Rakuten, Surugaya or reselling on eBay. They can be kind of pricey sometimes though so buyer beware.

Like buying most anime goods, fakes exist. They can be made of cheaper materials that are harder to paint on or assemble, so be cautious when buying them secondhand.

HERE is a link to the MyFigureCollection forum post about buying them

HERE is the r/Animefigures post on buying them

A helpful Anon gave some personal advice on buying and painting them

HERE is an extensive guide by a MyFigureCollection user on what tools they use to put together their kits

That's a basic rundown on garage kits!! If I got anything wrong or need to add anything to the post, please let me know so I can add it/edit it to keep this post as accurate as possible (* ^ ω ^)

[yorithesims]

YOSHITOSHI-KANEMAKI-INSPO-POSES

日本の彫刻家 「金巻 芳俊」の作品に触発されました。 Instagram @kanemaki_yoshitoshi

[stirringwinds]

[Year: 1867 Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative Artist/creator: Portrait taken of an unknown samurai, by the respected Nagasaki photographer Uchida Kuichi, at his Yokohama studio before he moved to the Asakusa district of Edo (modern Tokyo). Uchida would go on to be the first and only photographer permitted to photograph the Emperor Meiji.]

i love the thought of nations appearing in old photographs and portraits, crossing paths with real photographers, painters and sculptors—and leaving glimpses of themselves throughout history that way. personally, i think kiku always kept long hair—until the pressure to westernise unleashed by the american black ships and the encroachment of other western powers. and so, right on the dawn of the meiji era, i see him deciding to have one final photograph taken before that symbolic haircut that would break with centuries of japanese and wider east asian tradition.

[mybeingthere]

Contemporary Japanese master printer Hajime Namiki was born in 1947 in Tokyo. Although originally trained as a sculptor, he began making wood block prints in 1978. He carves his own blocks and prints each work using traditional methods. These beautiful prints are printed on a gold or silver leaf laid over Torinoko paper. Namiki also uses oil-based paints rather than the more common use of watercolors.

Namiki’s most famous and striking subjects are his nature scenes. Fascinated by trees, he has captured their beauty in a modern style using traditional methods. Namiki’s prints were released in strictly limited editions and are numbered in pencil in the margin.

[manic-maniac-man]

HUgE October 2013

dinosaur mask

Title and text: Shuntaro Tanikawa Dinosaur production: Masakatsu Shimoda Photography: Meisa Fujishiro

what you can't see

Something never seen before is coming across the ocean from afar. It's exciting. It makes you feel thrilled. Perhaps it will bring you treasure hidden on a legendary island.

But things that we have never seen before appear in terrifying forms, protruding horns, baring fangs, and making no attempt to hide their claws.

But what's even more frightening is what we can't see even if we try, what lives unseen in the depths of the ocean, what drags our hearts into the darkness where no light can reach.

Shuntaro Tanikawa (Poet) A leading figure in modern Japanese poetry. In addition to his own collection of works, he has also written many picture books and translations.

Masakatsu Shimoda (Painter) He loves travel and people. Since attending the 2011 Dinosaur Expo, he has been devoted to creating dinosaurs.

Meisa Fujishiro (Photographer and Novelist) Currently living in Kitanakagusuku Village, Okinawa Prefecture. A life of migration and permanent residence.

Dinosaur of the Month [Viking Skull]

When I traveled to Tibet, perhaps because of the yak bones I saw everywhere, I dreamed that I had big horns growing on my head. I saw a Viking exhibit at a museum in Iceland. I wonder if the author imagined a terrifying world outside that he had never seen before, when a big man wearing a helmet with big horns on his head came on a ship from across the sea a long time ago? (by Masakatsu Shimoda)