Space by Yellow Cloth (Pillar of Strings) '98

Title	Space by Yellow Cloth (Pillar of Strings) '98
Artist	庄司達　SHOJI Satoru
Date	1998
Medium	construction strings, cloth and net
Dimensions	450.0×450.0×450.0
Classification	Sculptures
Accession Number	JS199900001000
Summary	Shoji's works address the issues of invisible dynamics and the qualities of cloth, a material not particularly noteworthy in and of itself. He is aware of how his works move in space, how they create a new world of space including the work inside the viewer's consciousness, and seeks to recreate these issues in his works. The method of suspending cloth in the air by threads is the starting point of his creative activities and has lead to all manner of variations. This work is one such work, and it was created with the space of the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in mind. The artist incorporates important messages into his use of colors, and the yellow cloth, an image of a light source, reveals subtle protrusions as it floats lower than the viewer's eye level. It appears indeed as if a sparkling mountain range has been spied from above, and set to float in the sky like a cloud. The multiple threads which hang from the cloth fall like semi-translucent light, giving the work an even greater sense of expanding into space.

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Native place	Kyoto, JPN
Birth	1939
Biography	Born in Kyoto but moved to Nagoya, almost immediately after his birth. Studied under Tsuji Shindo and Horiuchi Masakazu in the sculpture division of Kyoto City College of Arts (present-day Kyoto City University of Arts). Became a lecturer in the design department of the Nagoya Crafts High School and came to know Kuno Shin, the contemporary artist who was also lecturing at the school at that time. Around 1968 began to create works out of cloth which expand into the air in tense straining forms, fully aware of the influential power of the environment. Known as the artist working in cloth, he exhibits primarily in one-man shows in Nagoya and Kyoto, also entering works in the Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan and the International Art Exhibition of Japan. He continues to display large-scale works, with his activities ranging from overseas exhibitions to work in the theater and creation of monumental works for public spaces. He also advises younger artists at the Nagoya University of Arts and other campuses.

Space by Yellow Cloth (Pillar of Strings) '98

SHOJI Satoru