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Various Fired Books by Nishimura Yohei Catalogue: Artisan and Design: Mixed Media: Contemporary item# 641706
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Appearing flaky and brittle, these fired books take on a delicacy and impermanence that is like life itself. First imprinted with words, they return to their pure 'self,' much like the soul letting go of worldly knowledge when the time comes. There is a quiet delight in viewing Nishimura Yohei's works; one of wonder, meditation, philosophical questions arise, we see 'things' in a new way. Books seen here are dictionaries, novels and fashion magazines. Such works have been sh ...click for details

Fired Shonen Jump Manga by Nishimura Yohei Catalogue: Artisan and Design: Mixed Media: Contemporary item# 641697
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Manga--Japanese comics--are a hit the world over these days; anime festivals abound and even artists such as Murakami Takashi are hugely popular depicting manga themes. Here in Japan one of the most commonly seen manga on newstands is Shonen Jump. Nishimura took this common printed 'document' of today and with the baptism of fire created a modern day fossil; it's as if these works were transported into the future and brought back to today. Each is a stack of ten manga each coated wit ...click for details

Two Magazine-Fired Powder Framed Works by Nishimura Y. Catalogue: Artisan and Design: Mixed Media: Contemporary item# 640473
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It's very hard to classify Nishimura Yohei(b.1947) as a ceramic artist, as he's much more than that. His works use various materials and many times they are fired in a kiln (coated in clay) and mixed and matched to each of his radical ideas. He's a very influential artist---that's what he is--whose works have been shown in countless museum exhibitions, written up in major publications (often beside Akiyama Yo, Koie Ryoji, Fukami Sueharu, Ito Kosho, etc..) and is featured in ...click for details

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