objects
The way it has been made
The meaning of objects
Feeble and ugly
What is this static modernism?
No ordinary objects
The people we love
Interlocking
Van Gogh
The secret life of sculpture
What we are accustomed to call beautiful
Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible
The Mezzanine
The Design of Everyday Things
Inheriting Froebel's Gifts
Light & Shadow
An Artwork by Kumi YamashitaCHAIR, 2014
FRAGMENTS, 2009I sculpt using both light and shadow. I construct single or multiple objects and place them in relation to a single light source. The complete artwork is therefore comprised of both the material (the solid objects) and the immaterial (the light or shadow).
Strength from both mass and form
Hoover Dam has the shape of an arch dam, but it is actually a hybrid structure, gathering strength from both mass and form. The dam is often ranked as one of the most exquisite of all engineered structures. It is fitted to its site so well that the gnarly canyon wall looks like an organic growth engulfing the mass of concrete.