From mountains made of dreamlike foam to taxidermy lions covered with dew-drop beads, master alchemist Kohei Nawa gives a tour to some of his greatest creations so far.
Nobutada Omote | Sandwich
“Works in the <em>BEADS</em> series are made by covering the surface of a motif with transparent spheres (cells), the artist says, transforming each into a shell of light.”“The texture and color of the object’s surface are absorbed and fragmented within countless cells, which become a collection of image elements, in other words, image cells or PixCell.”“Small cells bubble up ceaselessly with the slight oscillations of a liquid. The cells gather together, totally covering the liquid as they spontaneously form a foam, an organically structured conglomeration of cells.”“The risen volumes of foam link together and reach saturation, but continue to swell, occasionally losing vitality and spreading out over the ground.”“Manifold signifies having many different forms, or a structure that brings a number of pipes together. This is a massive sculpture on the theme of information, matter, and energy.”
