My own similarity No.4
Year: 2025
Material/Technique: Charcoal
Size: 35 × 35 cm
Edition: Unique
Signed:Included
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About the Work
- Year
- 2025
- Material/Technique
- Charcoal
- Size
- 35 × 35 cm
- Edition
- Unique
- Signed
- Included
- Frame
- Not Included
- Work Certificate
- Not Included
- Distributor of artworks
- Hiroshi Kaki
- Ship-from Area
- Not Set
- Days Until Dispatch
- Not Set
- Category
- Others
- Style
- Abstract
Work Details
This work was created by crushing charcoal used in cormorant fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu.
From hunting and cooking to rituals and entertainment, the act of burning wood has cultivated behaviors we call human nature. That is why I believe charcoal evokes the dawn of civilization and symbolizes our history shaped by harnessing nature.
Looking at such charcoal, I sometimes feel we humans have strayed too far from the natural world. We no longer feel part of the cycle. Yet, I also feel it might not be too late. Because I feel an intimacy in the charcoal's irregular yet regular patterns, in its surface glowing with light, in its uneven fragments. What must the first people in history have felt when they saw burnt wood? And could that feeling still sprout within modern people? This work seeks to explore the wild points of contact between us and the natural world.
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Artist
Abstract artist
I am Hiroshi Kaki, an abstract painter from Oita Prefecture.
My work focuses on the feelings and thoughts we experience when confronting phenomena found in nature—cycles, irregular patterns, and unpredictable movements. I prioritize the process, completing pieces while engaging in dialogue with natural forces like the way sunlight falls or water flows.
Through my work, I hope to deepen our connection with nature, savor the flow of all things, and bring joy to everyday life. I would be happy if my pieces not only offer daily healing and vitality but also help viewers notice the subtle wonders within their ordinary routines.
