Takahiro Matsumoto《untitled》

Takahiro Matsumoto

《untitled》

Year: 2026

Edition: unique

Size: 670 × 190 × 275 mm

Materials: Camphor wood, acrylic, oil paint, pencil and charcoal

Takahiro Matsumoto

1986 Born in Ichinomiya, Aichi

2009 Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Aichi University of the Arts

Concept

To carve wood is to pare it away. That primitive act feels less like making a form than like slowly uncovering something already hidden inside the wood. The human figure that emerges from those pared-back traces is not any particular person but an image of human existence itself. At the same time it is a projection of me, brought out through the act of carving. The stones stacked on the head describe a state of balance that holds even while it remains unstable. Human beings, too, exist by keeping their balance within a web of relationships. My hope is that the sculpture holds that quiet equilibrium and, at the same time, becomes a place where viewers can look at their own existence.

* Please allow 2-3 weeks for the work to be handed over.