Double story - KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Tokyo

The cat's nose, 2012-2013, Color on camphor wood, approx. each 2.5 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm（500 sculptures）

solo show
Mitsunori Kimura — double story
22 March - 27 April 2013
KENJI TAKI GALLERY (TOKYO)
kenjitaki.com








The apes nest, 2012-2013, Color on camphor wood, 46 x 215 x 17 cm






from right to left: The koala party 2, 3, 1, 4, 2012-2013, Color on camphor wood
コアラの群れ2 / コアラの群れ3 / コアラの群れ1 / コアラの群れ4 , 2012-2013, 樟に彩色



The kangaroo is facing somewhere, 2012, Color on camphor wood, 58 x 28 x 59 cm
カンガルー、2012 樟に彩色、58 x 28 x 59 cm



Mitsunori Kimura is a sculptor creates works by wood carving and oil paint modeling. He picks up the motifs of his works from daily moments of humor and unexpected intimacy.

In this exhibition titled “double story”, Kimura installs with 500 carved wooden cats' noses on the wall, and the wooden sculptures capturing the back shots of animals.

“Overlapping the aspects of myself and the animals. The faces of those animals are imaginable but not known. Maybe they are double images of myself. And I can get closer to those animals.” - Mitsunori Kimura



© photo by Ruyi Tan