Onishi yasuaki biography for kids

In the 15th exhibition in the series, we are pleased to present works by Yasuaki Onishi, who takes a sculptural approach to space in numerous large-scale installations which he has presented both in Japan and abroad.

Born in Osaka, Japan in , Yasuaki Onishi currently lives and works in Osaka.

Onishi studied sculpture at university, and through his experience with making molds, became interested in relationships between positive forms and negative space and in grasping not only objects themselves but also their surroundings. His works have consistently dealt with the themes of margins, voids, volumes and boundaries. This exhibition features new works made with copper foil, a material Onishi has utilized extensively in recent years.

Copper foil plays crucial roles inside countless electronic devices, yet people rarely see it and most are barely aware of its existence. Onishi removes copper foil from the context of its functional underpinning of our daily lives, shapes it by hammering it over river stones, and subsequently assembles it in large-scale installations. After earning a B.

Distance between presence and absence , Installation view: Takamatsu Contemporary Art Annual vol.