Ben Kikuyama
December 12 2014 - February 6 2015
December 12 2014 - February 6 2015
A Matter of Taste: Art Experience
Dec.12 5:30 u- 6:30 pm (reservations required)
Dec.12 5:30 u- 6:30 pm (reservations required)
Opening Reception Dec. 12
6:30 - 8:30 pm
6:30 - 8:30 pm
The + (plus) Series
explores combining separate, disparate and/or unexpected elements
together to create something wholly new.
explores combining separate, disparate and/or unexpected elements
together to create something wholly new.
Look But Don't See
oil, acrylic, enamel, found objects on board
40x3"x1 inches
oil, acrylic, enamel, found objects on board
40x3"x1 inches
Garden of Sensual Thoughts
oil, acrylic, enamel on board
32x32x1 inch
Cracked Series
oil, acrylic, enamel on board
32x32x1 inch
Cracked Series
Baska
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
48x48x2 inches
Tesla
acrylic, wire, board
46x46x2 inches
acrylic, wire, board
46x46x2 inches
Forge
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, enamel, sinew, wire, board
24x24x2 inches
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, enamel, sinew, wire, board
24x24x2 inches
Delaware
acrylic, sinew, found object, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
acrylic, sinew, found object, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
Axle
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
13.75x13.75x2 inches
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
13.75x13.75x2 inches
Zagreb
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
14x14x2 inches
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
14x14x2 inches
Kuma
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
Garage
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
11x11x2 inches
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, sinew, wire, board
11x11x2 inches
Motor
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
acrylic, sinew, wire, board
12x12x2 inches
4
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, found object, sinew, wire,
board
12x12x2 inches
acrylic, diatomaceous earth, found object, sinew, wire,
board
12x12x2 inches
Wallflower
oil, acrylic, sinew, wire, board
16x16x2 inches
oil, acrylic, sinew, wire, board
16x16x2 inches
Cracked Series
I love those times when nature and man overlap one another; moss growing on an old wooden bench,
vines taking over a cracked concrete wall, a tree growing over a wire that had been attached to its
trunk. There is a kind of aching poetry in these things.
Life is impermanent. Every living thing grows older and at some point passeson.
By accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death, we then start
tonotice the melancholy beauty that lies subtly hidden within it. For some reason,
I love those times when nature and man overlap one another; moss growing on an old wooden bench,
vines taking over a cracked concrete wall, a tree growing over a wire that had been attached to its
trunk. There is a kind of aching poetry in these things.
Life is impermanent. Every living thing grows older and at some point passeson.
By accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death, we then start
tonotice the melancholy beauty that lies subtly hidden within it. For some reason,
I’m drawn to this, and I often find this hidden beauty in the weathering and distress of man-made objects.
They are markers of time and reminders that we, as well as the material world around us, are all in the process of returning to the dust from which we came.
My newest series of mixed media paintings explores the crack as a motif and medium.
We all encounter cracks in one form or another. They appear in our possessions, our bodies, our relationships.
Cracks allude to many things. They can be viewed as a weakness, an intrusion, or a signal of impending trouble.
They are markers of time and reminders that we, as well as the material world around us, are all in the process of returning to the dust from which we came.
My newest series of mixed media paintings explores the crack as a motif and medium.
We all encounter cracks in one form or another. They appear in our possessions, our bodies, our relationships.
Cracks allude to many things. They can be viewed as a weakness, an intrusion, or a signal of impending trouble.
But for every yin there is always its opposite, yang.
'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
--
Leonard Cohen
'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
--
Leonard Cohen
As we pass through life, we often get nicked or damaged along the way. It is part of our nature to pick ourselves up and move forward. It is this perseverance that shapes who we are. It is mirrored in nature, as well. The tree growing over an embedded wire, is the yang that presses against the yin. Thus, e’ reintroduced to the second major element of the series, the stitches. In these works, the cracks are lovingly looked over and repaired by a network of
meticulous stitching. Some of the stitches become undone over t he strain of time, but as the cracks progress,
so, too, does the caring repair. It is this balanced dance of nature, with all of its tension and resiliency th
at I wish to express.
at I wish to express.
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