Mayumi Sarai Exhibition
Lohin Geduld Gallery
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The sculpture of Mayumi Sarai, hand carved and meticulously shaped, speaks of a world where craft, meditation and philosophy combine. Sarai methodically works pieces of found wood into massive numbers of small units, her chisel marks visibly attesting to the labor involved. These units are the basic elements that comprise Sarai’s sculptural vocabulary. Together they form striking shapes and rhythms that are visually dazzling and emotionally charged.
This exhibition finds Sarai working with several distinct recurring shapes. Her bowl forms, when grouped on the wall, suggest the repetitive, communal activities of domestic life. Their concave shapes present the viewer with an offering of sorts, a still life tableau of vessels on display. Clustered together they become more animated, forming comical fungi colonies or strangely mute horn sections.
Rings, made from small, attached wooden spheres, are the second recurring form in the exhibition. These rings, intertwined or separate, convey a multitude of associations. Religious artifacts, lassos and DNA strands come to mind. By constructing the rings from so many small pieces, Sarai sets in motion a roller coaster ride of visual pleasure. Here we see an artist building her aesthetic philosophy piece by piece. As the pieces accumulate, Mayumi Sarai continues to combine them in provocative and beautiful ways.
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Schedule
from February 09, 2011 to March 12, 2011