Matsutani Fumio 松谷文生 Japanese, 1975
No.15 蒼 SOU, 2021
19 x 26 3/4 x 17 in
48.3 x 68.1 x 43.2 cm
48.3 x 68.1 x 43.2 cm
With certificate, cardboard box
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This vessel's angular verticality delicately resembles the balanced poise of butterfly wings. Characteristic of his 'Sou' series, Matsutani examines the utility of the infamous ultramarine pigment, recalling the blues of...
This vessel's angular verticality delicately resembles the balanced poise of butterfly wings. Characteristic of his "Sou" series, Matsutani examines the utility of the infamous ultramarine pigment, recalling the blues of Yves Klein ("Yves Klein Blue") in the Western Canon. Here, depth, scale, weight, surface texture, height, and balance are key features to his formal enquiry into color as form.
