2024 @ azabudai hills
as industrial design students, we would often go and study figures related to art, architecture and design. anybody who would inspire us and spark ideas would be part of our curriculum. our teachers, ranging from engineers to architects would play a major role as sherpas in cultivating our passion for exploration.
in the second year, as part of a group task i discovered the mobiles and stabiles of alexander calder. what struck me from calder's work was the ability of his pieces to shape the space around us with abstract forms and modernist colors. in essence i could sense a very strong direction in his work although he would keep experimenting with materials, scales and formats.
this year i attended a curated exhibition in the new azabudai gallery in tokyo. trying to scape the morning rush hour on the weekend, i got to roppongi area early in the morning – around 08:00 – the gallery opens at 10:00. i visited one of my favorite coffee spaces and wandered around before heading to see calder's work.
it is not the first time i see some of his work, there are a few installations in louisiana art museum in denmark. however, the curated collection is cohesive and includes pieces throughout his entire career; giving a sense of progress and evolution. particularly, the details of the larger pieces are easy to appreciate with the beautiful lights of the gallery.
calder's work is dreamy – i spent a good amount of time studying the shadows and how they'd change through the flow of time. even when sculptures seemed to be standing still, something was actually moving.
i'll continue to follow calder's work wherever I go and seek opportunities to explore more of his work.
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this is the beginning of my blog in read.cv – i'd like to write in a soft and casual way about tangential experiences to my professional career. something that inspires me, makes me feel excited or curious.
thanks for reading
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resources
01 calder foundation
02 azabudai hills gallery
03 un effect du japonais site
04 american masters: alexander calder
05 louisiana dk