Nobuo Sekine
Nobuo Sekine (Japan, 1942–2019) was a pivotal figure in the Mono-ha movement, renowned for his minimalist sculptures that explored the relationship between natural and industrial materials. His seminal work, 'Phase—Mother Earth' (1968), featured a cylindrical hole and its corresponding earth mound, challenging perceptions of space and matter. Sekine's art is featured in major institutions, including the National Museum of Art in Osaka and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.
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Nobuo Sekine
One Stroke Circle, 1974
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Even in the simplest structures, multiple landscapes or thoughts can be expressed.
- Nobuo Sekine
- Nobuo Sekine
A founding member of the Mono-ha (School of Things) movement, Nobuo Sekine is a contemporary Japanese artist, renowned for his exploration of the relationship between natural and man-made materials, pertaining to the spaces that they inhabit. Working across sculpture and multi-media wall pieces, Sekine has explained: “I believe that my job is to convey the richness of nature to viewers” - one of his most important works, Phase – Mother Earth, evokes the idea of a utopian society and the aura of mythology through his bare, yet well-constructed placement of stone and earth. A fellow artist and one of Sekine’s influences, Lee Ufan, was a co-founder of the Mono-ha movement; with Ufan’s philosophical input regarding self-awareness and natural phenomena, Sekine found the catalyst and the channel through which he could project his own love of nature and the values that it represents. (Artist website)
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© Composition.galleryWhat is Earth Art?
Earth art, also known as Land Art, emerged in the 1960s and 70s as part of the conceptual art movement. It involves creating artworks by sculpting the land or constructing structures in the landscape using natural materials like earth, rocks, or twigs. These works are often large-scale and emphasize the relationship between art and nature.
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