Work by Kyoko Kumai

Inspired by the forces and forms of nature, Kyoko Kumai marries traditional hand-crafting techniques with industrial materials, transforming crude metal wire into organic, sensuous sculptures whose ethereal presence is evocative of landscape, air, water and wind.

 Trained as a textile artist, Kumai’s career began in 1966 and she is now well-regarded. Her works have been exhibited in museums such as the V&A, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitworth Art Gallery, and MoMA New York, among others.

Air Drop, 2015

H 25 x W 40 x D 30 cm approx
Stainless Steel Filament

This work represents Kumai’s quintessential style, capturing light and air in its form and sense of movement. The material makes this a durable work despite its being highly sensuous; a juxtaposition that Kumai pursues deliberately. As Matilda McQuaid writes, “in the Japanese sensibility, beauty resides not always in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness.”

£800

Sale upon enquiry.