"Empty Bucket"（空のバケツ） by Satoru Koizumi x APPortfolio to debut at 2019 Tokyo International Art Fair
APPortfolio will debut Japanese sculptor Satoru Koizumi's latest art sculpture “Empty Bucket”（空のバケツ）in the Tokyo International Art Fair (Tokyo International Art Fair) on June 7th.
APPortfolio will participate in the event brining new works from Satoru Koizumi, and as well the works of the Japanese photographer Master Araki Nobuyoshi and the Spanish 5 artists.
The second release date of the artist sculptures will be at AKI Gallery in Taipei on June 15th, while the third release is an online one, scheduled for June 17th on www.apportfolioshop.com.
There are two versions of "Empty Bucket （空のバケツ）" to be had: "Collection" (above-left) and "Special" (above-right) Versions. Essentially the difference between their nose and coloraturas of the bucket the characters are holding.
COLLECTION VERSION:
Name: Empty Bucket （空のバケツ）
Material: Resin
Size: height: 30 cm
Price: 430USD
Limited 230 pieces
ABOUT EMPTY BUCKET: A child wearing animal suit has tools in his hand, with limited sand in an imaginary space, where the tourists seem to imagine the sandbox, like children who are responsible for various tasks. Some feel that the children are outside playing; some people are worried about the children. The "sandbox" (sandbox) in the artist's mind is the miniature of adult society.
SPECIAL VERSION:
Name: Empty Bucket （空のバケツ）
Material: Red Birch
Size: height: 30 cm
Price: 1120USD
Limited to 100 pieces
With artist signature certificate
ABOUT THE ARTIST: "Satoru Koizumi born in 1983, graduated from the Okinawa University of the Arts with a master's sculpture course. The artist is famous for the wood carving of children wearing animal costumes. The innocent children's faces in his artworks mean that as we grow older, we tend to lose what we have. The works explore in depth the modern people exploit cuteness into weapons. In his works, Satoru Koizumi wants to show contemporary situation involving anxiety and loneliness that also contradicted the importance of the connection between nature, animals, humans and society."
"The craftsmanship of the artist sculptures uses traditional Japanese tools and the artist personally engraves. The style of the work has a flexible and strong sense of rattan material, showing the beautiful outline of the sculpture. With the development of technology, these precious skills are gradually disappearing. In the creation of woodcarving is a process of psychological change, complex and meaningful. It is not easy for craving technique to achieve a skillful performance. Often the steps to create a defined woodcarving are: first having a creative manuscript and then using ink lines to zoom into the wood, shaved, polished, and colored."
“WOLF” (2018)
Japan Exhibition Information:
Tokyo International Art Fair
Tokyo International Art Fair 2019
Exhibition time：2019.6.7-8
2019. 6. 7（五）18：00 - 21.00pm private visit, 1,500 yen per VIP ticket.
2019. 6. 8（六）11 am – 18pm free opening to the public.
Address: BELLE SALLE ROPPONGI, TOKYO JAPAN
Booth: D04
Japan on-site release time: 2019.06.08, 11AM (TOKYO TIME)
Taiwan Exhibition Information:
Exhibition: The Shape of Life - Japanese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition The form of life – Japanese Contemporary Sculpture
Artist:北川宏人 Hiroto KITAGAWA、小泉悟 Satoru KOIZUMI 、土屋仁應 Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA、青木克世 Katsuyo AOKI
Exhibition time: 2019.06.15-07.21
Opening: 2019. 06.22 (六) 4:00pm
Location: Also fun gallery | 141 Minxi West Road, Taipei City
connect:info@galleryaki.com | 02-2599-1171
Online sale information:
Network release time: 2019.06.17, 10PM (HK TIME)
