The Sunlight through Time
| Owner | Ube City |
|---|---|
| Search Type | Outdoor Sculpture |
| Japanese Title | 時の木もれ陽 |
| Artist | 橋本 真之 HASHIMOTO Masayuki |
| Material | Copper |
| Year | 1995 |
| Size | 220cm×730cm×875cm |
| Concept | 銅板を打ち延ばした球体や袋状のいくつもの形態をつないだいり（熔接）、入れ子状に組み合わせたりしながら次第に増殖していく彫刻である。叩き延ばすという手仕事の積み重ねでできていくので、一つの作品が数年がかりの形態の連続でできあがることにもなる。近年は樹木や植物の成長と連関させ、銅という金属素材があたかも植物と共棲し合うかのような不思議な臨場感と景観を見る側に与える。ところどころぽっかり穴があき、そこへ雨水や樹木の落ち葉も舞い込んでくるので共棲の感じはいっそう強いし、大小の穴から洩れてくる光は、植物たちが落とす木洩れ陽に似て、両者が触発し合う様が美しい。鍛金という手仕事世界を大きな野外彫刻へと進展させ日本の彫刻に新しい一頁を加えた功績は大きい。宇部市野外彫刻美術館賞と埼玉県立近代美術館賞とダブル受賞した。 The sculpture is made of spheres and sack-like various shapes made of hammered out copper plates, which are then connected (welded) or nested to take a bigger form. Because the metal requires to be manually hammered and stretched, the accumulated handiwork may reach several years to complete a work. The artist’s more recent works are closely correlated with the growth of trees and plants, impressing viewers with a mysterious presence and spectacle, as if a metal material like copper is there to coexist with plants. As the holes gaping here and there invite occasional rain water and fallen leaves, the sense of coexistence grows even stronger. The light filtering through holes in various sizes showcases beautiful interactions, just like the sunlight playing with leaves. The sculptor has made a significant contribution to the art world by developing the metal hammering craftwork to a large-scale open-air sculpture, thereby adding a new page to the Japanese sculpture. The work simultaneously won Ube City Open-air Sculpture Museum Award and Saitama Museum of Modern Art Award. |
| Document ID | 21572 |
| Source | 第16回現代日本彫刻展、宇部市野外彫刻美術館賞・埼玉県立近代美術館賞 |