wakiro sumi, "narcissus"


june 17 - july 29, 2006
taguchi fine art, ltd.















































Wakiro Sumi, who currently resides in the Chiba prefecture, was born in the Gifu-prefecture in 1950. After having left the Faculty of Sculpture of Nagoya Art University, Sumi completed his course at the Fujimi-cho Atelier "B" Seminar in 1972. He has kept his concentration on sculpture, and has been introducing various sculptures to the world. He has always diversified his work, using both geometric and organic form, using various materials such as bronze to wax, and tackling the issues of "verticality" and "horizontality". By doing so, he has been producing his works following the rules of traditional sculpture honestly even amongst the sculptors of his era.
Sumi has been producing vigorously, presenting his works in various exhibitions such as "Art Today 2000" (Sezon Museum of Contemporary Art, Karuizawa), "Tsubaki-kai" ( 2001-2005 Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo), "Retracing the Paths" (2002 Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba), "From Expression to Expression II" - two person show with Shintaro Tanaka (January 2006 Yokohama Portside Gallery). Januray 2007, he will exhibit in "Today's Artist XI" with Naoya Hatakeyama at the Museum of Modern Art in Kamakura and Hayama.





This time exhibited are the works from his "narcissus" series which he started on the ocassion of "Tsubaki-kai" exhibition at Shiseido Gallery, and works from "Canal" series. Sculptures and drawing will be on view.




checklist of the installation


1.
Untitled, 2006
charcoal and oil on paper
79.0 x 59.5 cm

2.
Canal-Weldment, 2005
carved aluminum
145.5 x 8.2 x 7.7 cm

3.
Canal-Here, 2006
cast bronze, unique piece
93.3 x 24.0 x 24.0 cm

4.
Narcissus 2, 2005
cast aluminum, stainless steel, plaster
28.3 x 25.2 x 100.0 cm

5.
Narcissus 3, 2005
iron, plaster, wax, ink
12.0 x 23.0 x 8.0 cm

6.
Narcissus 4, 2006
brass, plaster, wax, ink
15.0 x 9.0 x 30.0 cm