We are pleased to introduce contemporary artist Masaya Daito.
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3. Why We Recommend This Artist
1. Profile
Artist: Masaya Daito
Profile:
1995 Born in Shiga Prefecture
2018 Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Three-Dimensional Art Course, Kyoto Seika University
2019 Enrolled in the Master’s Program (Three-Dimensional Art), Graduate School of Art, Kyoto Seika University
I make my work by exploiting the property of glass to deform when heat is applied to it, using gravity to reshape glass bottles.
A kiln is used in the process of deformation.
Recent Exhibitions
2019 Rokko Meets Art (around Mt. Rokko)
2019 untamed vol.1 (COHJU contemporary art, Kyoto)
2020 Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2020 — Kyoto Emerging Artists Exhibition (The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto)
2020 A-LAB Artist Gate 2020 (Amagasaki Art Lab “A-Lab,” Hyogo)
2020 Wilhelmy’s Hanging Board (MEDIA SHOP gallery2, Kyoto)
2021 Drawing Out the In-Between (Ryosoku-in [within Kennin-ji], Kyoto)
2021 Time/Age (ZAB GALLERY, Tokyo)
2022 Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2022 — Kyoto Emerging Artists Exhibition
2. Works
An inorganic, industrially produced glass bottle—often likened to the form of the human body—deforms by chance within the kiln, a weightless space into which no third party can intervene, obeying the laws of nature. Through this it is reborn as a figure that feels organic and alive, as if a soul had entered it.
By transforming it into something so utterly different that it can no longer serve its original purpose, the artist gives expression to a new way of seeing.
3. Why We Recommend This Artist
Masaya Daito’s glass works are built up through layer upon layer of deformation, letting you enjoy the light, graceful rhythm of their beautiful lines.
These are beautiful glass works that settle naturally into any space. And like a soft light, they let you feel the energy within the work.
4. Other Information, References & Media
https://masaya-daito.amebaownd.com/
*This article was independently compiled, adapted and edited by us to introduce the artist; the artist is not affiliated with +ART GALLERY.
