Inner side - Outer side 2014-2
Sculpture
2014 (made)
2014 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts (BFA 1983, MFA 1985), Tanaka Nobuyuki is one of the most highly regarded Japanese lacquer artists of his generation. He has been consistent throughout his thirty year career in using the dry lacquer technique to create often monumental but always gently profiled, abstract forms with meticulously finished surfaces that explore and celebrate the unique tactility, reflectivity and translucency of urushi lacquer. Tanaka is Professor of Lacquer at Kanazawa College of Art.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Inner side - Outer side 2014-2 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Dry-lacquer core (lacquer-impregnated hemp) coated in red (interior only) and black (interior and exterior) lacquer; highly polished, with red lacquer partially visible below black lacquer |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; Sculpture, 'Inner side - Outer side 2014-2', lacquer on dry lacquer core, 2014, by Nobuyuki Tanaka (1959-), Japan |
| Physical description | Tall abstract form with slightly undulating sides rising from a U-shaped base to a rounded top; reminiscent of a tall black hat from one side; of a luminous fiery deep red cavern from the other |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | ‘Inner side – Outer side 2014-2’
2014
A teacher in lacquerwork, Tanaka Nobuyuki is known for the monumental abstract sculptures he makes using the dry lacquer technique. This involves building up shapes with hemp strips soaked in lacquer in a process similar to papier-mâché. His meticulously finished surfaces explore and celebrate the unique reflectivity and translucency of lacquer.
Tanaka Nobuyuki (born 1959)
Kanazawa
Lacquer and hemp, covered in red and black lacquer
Purchased with the support of Peter Williams and Heather Acton
Museum no. FE.16-2015
(04/11/2015) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the support of Peter Williams and Heather Acton |
| Summary | A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts (BFA 1983, MFA 1985), Tanaka Nobuyuki is one of the most highly regarded Japanese lacquer artists of his generation. He has been consistent throughout his thirty year career in using the dry lacquer technique to create often monumental but always gently profiled, abstract forms with meticulously finished surfaces that explore and celebrate the unique tactility, reflectivity and translucency of urushi lacquer. Tanaka is Professor of Lacquer at Kanazawa College of Art. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.16-2015 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2015 |
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