{"id":306936,"date":"2025-11-25T03:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/306936\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T03:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:55:07","slug":"emotions-manifest-as-uncanny-scenarios-in-ayako-kitas-tender-sculptures-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/306936\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotions Manifest as Uncanny Scenarios in Ayako Kita’s Tender Sculptures \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combining hand-carved Japanese cypress with crystal-clear acrylic resin, Ayako Kita<\/a> sculpts tender, emotive figures. For her current exhibition, The End of the Day Begins at FUMA Contemporary Tokyo<\/a>, she focuses on the transitional moment of returning home, in which seemingly mundane tasks like switching on a light or opening a curtain are imbued with consequence, frozen in time.<\/p>\n

Kita\u2019s work emphasizes an often introspective world, where a young woman or girl\u2019s consciousness, emotions, and anxieties manifest in uncanny scenarios. The titles usually offer important clues, too. In \u201cme & me,\u201d for example, an extra pair of legs is literally tethered to the character\u2019s own limbs, as if another half-formed parallel version of her person is always present. And change is in the air in \u201cPremonition,\u201d where a slightly apprehensive expression is accompanied by a gust of wind.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cPremonition\u201d (2022), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 29 x 17 x 11 centimeters<\/p>\n

In her most recent work, the figures exhibit expressions of curiosity, thoughtfulness, and faint concern, gazing directly at the viewer, as if seeing us unexpectedly across a room or out a window. \u201cWhen I began to think about creating a world in which all the pieces would connect as one continuous story, this series naturally came to mind,\u201d Kita says in a statement.<\/p>\n

The End of the Day Begins includes works the artist has made throughout the past five years. Her newest pieces combine figures with furnishings and architectural elements, a theme she first explored when she was a student. \u201cRather than a return to my origins, this production became a time to reaffirm that these scenes still exist vividly within me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The End of the Day Begins continues through November 29 in Tokyo. Follow Kita on Instagram<\/a> for updates. You might also enjoy the multifaceted woodcarvings of Yoshitoshi Kenamaki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cme & me\u201d (2020), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 30 x 22.5 x 15 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cNight Falls\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 55 x 21.5 x 18.5 centimeters<\/p>\n

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\"a\u201cLet go of everything\u201d (2024), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 33.5 x 20.5 x 14 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cCausality\u201d (2021), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 30 x 30 x 15 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cShut Down\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 51 x 30 x 21 centimeters<\/p>\n

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\"a\u201cToday Ends Here\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 47 x 32 x 26.5 centimters<\/p>\n

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