Yutaka Sone
19 Sep - 16 Dec 2007
YUTAKA SONE
"Secret for snow leopard"
Sone’s great love and fascination for nature, combined with a wholly open approach to life and art galvanizes a highly unconventional art. Working in various media, Sone makes installations, performance art, and films; he paints; and like a traditional sculptor carves hard marble and crystal. A common thread recognisable throughout Sone’s work is his willingness to take risks and experiment, which at times can make some works appear to be unfinished or in a state of flux. In this exhibition, Sone shows several of his exquisitely carved marble pieces, some of which have never been shown before; a recreation of the jungle, a maquette-like architectural landscape that includes snow-capped mountains, rivers and living plants, all within the same self-contained world; some twenty crystal snowflakes and a selection of new and recent paintings. Sone was born in 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan, and now lives and works in Los Angeles.
"Secret for snow leopard"
Sone’s great love and fascination for nature, combined with a wholly open approach to life and art galvanizes a highly unconventional art. Working in various media, Sone makes installations, performance art, and films; he paints; and like a traditional sculptor carves hard marble and crystal. A common thread recognisable throughout Sone’s work is his willingness to take risks and experiment, which at times can make some works appear to be unfinished or in a state of flux. In this exhibition, Sone shows several of his exquisitely carved marble pieces, some of which have never been shown before; a recreation of the jungle, a maquette-like architectural landscape that includes snow-capped mountains, rivers and living plants, all within the same self-contained world; some twenty crystal snowflakes and a selection of new and recent paintings. Sone was born in 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan, and now lives and works in Los Angeles.