{"id":3154,"date":"2025-11-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:00:00","slug":"emotions-manifest-as-uncanny-scenarios-in-ayako-kitas-tender-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3154","title":{"rendered":"Emotions Manifest as Uncanny Scenarios in Ayako Kita\u2019s Tender Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Emotions<\/p>\n

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 <\/em>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

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\u201cPremonition\u201d (2022), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 29 x 17 x 11 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 <\/em>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 <\/em>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

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\u201cme & me\u201d (2020), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 30 x 22.5 x 15 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cNight Falls\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 55 x 21.5 x 18.5 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLet go of everything\u201d (2024), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 33.5 x 20.5 x 14 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cCausality\u201d (2021), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 30 x 30 x 15 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cShut Down\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 51 x 30 x 21 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cToday Ends Here\u201d (2025), Japanese cypress and acrylic resin, 47 x 32 x 26.5 centimters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Emotions Manifest as Uncanny Scenarios in Ayako Kita\u2019s Tender Sculptures<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combining hand-carved Japanese cypress with crystal-clear acrylic resin, Ayako Kita sculpts tender, emotive figures. For her current exhibition, The End of the Day Begins at FUMA Contemporary Tokyo, she focuses…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}