Wind Music
| Owner | Ube City |
|---|---|
| Search Type | Outdoor Sculpture |
| Japanese Title | 風の譜 |
| Artist | 岩城 信嘉 IWAKI Nobuyoshi |
| Material | Stone |
| Year | 1983 |
| Size | 200cm×500cm×170cm |
| Concept | 宇部市の空の玄関口、宇部空港を降り立つとすぐ目の前の広場にくねった白御影石の円柱四本が寄り添った彫刻がある。足を投げ出したように横たわる前の二本と、それらを背中で支えるように地中から立つ後の二本が、互いにちょうど上半身部分を寄り添わせる。同じ向きに同じ角度で切られた丸い断面はさしずめ“顔”の表情で、いっせいに太陽を向いていて健康的だ。30年かかって一大彫刻の町をつくり上げた宇部市民の、のびやかな公共心を象徴するような彫刻で、一陣の風がふいてきたように爽やかである。 Upon exiting Ube Airport, the city’s gateway of the sky, a sculpture consisting of four winding and huddling white granite pillars greets travelers. Two of them, lying in the front like sprawled legs, and the other two, sticking up from the ground and supporting the front pillars, snuggle up their upper bodies to each other. The four round cross sections cut in the same direction at the same angle serve as their “faces”, turning to the sun and looking wholesome. The sculpture epitomizes the generous public spirit of the citizens of Ube, who have spent three decades to transform their community into the renowned home of sculptures. Its presence brings in a refreshing breeze to the scenery. |
| Document ID | 21520 |
| Source | 第10回現代日本彫刻展 大賞（宇部市賞）Grand Prize (Ube City Prize) |