Ku-131 (Free Essence-131)
Ikuta started making glass sculptures in the early 1980s. Fascinated by the capacity of light to reflect and refract while passing through broken sections of plate glass, the Kyoto-based artist composes ethereal, geometric sequences into layered sculptures. She laminates sheets of glass using adhesive and exposes the cross sections to create a dynamic energy and an illusion of motion. Her works often suggest waves or flight.
Artwork Details
- 空-131
- Title: Ku-131 (Free Essence-131)
- Artist: Ikuta Niyoko 生田丹代子 (Japanese, born 1953)
- Period: Reiwa period (2019–present)
- Date: 2019
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Laminated sheet glass
- Dimensions: H. 16 1/4 in. (41.5 cm); W. 14 1/4 in. (36 cm); D. 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.6
- Rights and Reproduction: © Ikuta Niyoko
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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