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A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture.

I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols".  There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.
A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture.

I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols".  There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.
A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture.

I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols".  There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.
A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture.

I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols".  There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.
A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture.

I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols".  There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.
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Possibly Tools 11 Sculpture

Yuko Nishikawa

United States

Sculpture, Ceramic on Ceramic

Size: 13 W x 11 H x 11 D in

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A one-of-a-kind hand-built stoneware sculpture. I am interested in the conversation that takes place between objects and us that constructs the meaning of those objects. The idea came when I saw a group of stone and clay artifacts displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are "possibly a handle for a vessel to carry water", "probably a container for medicine", and "probably religious idols". There is a dialogue between the objects and us. We know how we use objects today and can imagine how people used to live. That dialog creates a story of objects. In this collection of "Possibly Tools" I want the conversation between my work and the viewers to compose these objects' meaning. I made the elements like the holes, the spiral patterns and the counterweights not to be decorative but to hint at a specific physical purpose, and I want to leave it up to the viewer to interpret those clues.

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Sculpture:Ceramic on Ceramic

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:13 W x 11 H x 11 D in

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New York based Yuko Nishikawa focuses on creating fantastical objects, visuals and environments to tickle the forgotten emotions and memories, questioning how we see, feel and think in our everyday lives. Working freely with functional objects, drawings, sculptures, and writing she aims to expand creative conversations beyond mediums. She has exhibited in New York City, New Jersey and Milan while developing artisans collections with Calvin Klein Home, The James New York and Anthropologie. She is an honoree of Interior Design Magazine 2017 Best of Year Awards in the accessory category. Originally from Japan, she received her B.F.A. in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. For a decade she designed lighting and furniture for the luxury home furnishing brand Donghia Inc. where her chandelier and table designs won Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Award in 2013 and 2014. Previously, she worked as an interior designer for leading design studios such as Clodagh, Jeffrey Bilhuber and Alexandra Champalimaud. She lives and works in Brooklyn, hosting monthly makers talks in her studio named Forest.

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