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KATO GIZAN (B. 1968)
Jigen (Manifestation)
Signed Gizan and cursive monogram
Carved wood sculpture
43¡ in. (110.2 cm.) high without stand
With original metal stand
$30,000-40,000

Kato Gizan is a well-established contemporary Japanese sculptor Jigen aims to demonstrate the physical form of “the subject” that
that works much with Buddhism themes and classical stories. Gizan a person deeply craves. "The subject" might be religious need, or
admires the sculptor Takamura Koun (1852-1934), an Imperial merely secular interest. It supports a human-being to stay with
Household Artist and professor of Sculpture in the Tokyo School humanity. Even in such accelerated developing age that religion
of Fine Arts. Gizan employs the Pointing Machine using calipers is less concerned and human is less “human” for the sake of
during creation process. Instead of a sketch on a piece of paper, technology, the subject will perpetually conserve humanity for
the artist would firstly make a model in plaster or material, then he thousands of years forward.
would use the Pointing Machine to make point-to-point transfer
to make the actual wood sculpture. For the time and efforts this This sculpture has been requested for the exhibition at the
technique requites, by choosing this way Gizan reflects his vision Hiratsuka Museum of Art and other venues from April 2022 to
to express longevity, and dignity, which is the quality that would March 2023.
never change in human.