Objective:

• Discover something new about sculpture, sculpture artists, sculpture techniques, etc., and share your learning with the class.

Reflection:

I learned about Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s artwork and how he explores distortion through his pieces. He works primarily with timber and at a very small scale, despite the amount of detail he is able to include in his work. He likes to give his sculptures multiple expressions at once, and experiment with “glitched” faces and body parts. His works are meant to express the search for self, and seeing yourself through different perspectives and end up with an unreal final result. He uses light colors and feminine subjects, and his works feel almost dainty, and he has an ability to get miniscule details in the wood sculptures that make the carved cloth look soft or flowy, while still maintaining the complicated designs that play tricks on the eye.

I absolutely love his work and how he’s able to trick and confuse the viewer with just the use of wood and color. His subjects are dynamic and he doesn't stray away from complicated poses or items of clothing in his carvings. I would love to learn more about his process and tools he uses. How does he figure out the distortion? What tools does he use to get the tiny details? I would also love to know how he got started in wood carving.