ROKUBEY KIYOMIZU – VIII CERAMIC SIGHT
2023-07-17Rokubey Kiuomizu VIII’s sculptures on view span from 1993 to 2023, revealing an impressive morphology, from floor-bound works to tabletop-sized sculptures that invite intimate and contemplative viewing. Glazed with matte blacks or pearly whites, each sculpture exploits a wide range of tonal shifts in light and shadow. This is further augmented by Kiyomizu’s invariable use of negative space that co-structures each work through soft contours cut into their angular chassis, revealing a tense interplay between curves and right angles. With titles such as “Structure of Memory,” or “Tower of Memory,” Rokubey Kiuomizu VIII
alludes to the “memory” of clay as a recorder of human manipulation and chemical conversion, but also to the sculpture itself as a metaphorical container of human memories or consciousness. In a pyramidal work, “Memories of the Future 22”, it alludes to memories of a future that have already occurred—hinting at a science-fictional dimension.
Opposite – LINK 96, 1996
Exhibition runs through to September 16th, 2023
Nonaka-Hill
720 N. Highland Avenue
CA 90038
Los Angeles
