Yasutaka Baba: Selected works, 2018-2023
In pursuit of the elemental essence of porcelain’s natural beauty, Baba’s ‘elemental forms’ are mesmerizing odes to the sheer power and imagination of contemporary Japanese ceramics. After drawing a blueprint of his intended object, he first cuts out stencils that help him create the structural foundations for his sculptures. Then, after cutting out thousands of little rectangular porcelain blocks of varying sizes, Baba attaches each piece, one by one, upon his damp clay surfaces in a random fashion. After drying, the work is fired in an electric kiln at 1240 degrees Celsius for 15 hours.
Captions
- Soaring form, 2023, Porcelain, H65 x W35 x D13 cm
- Soaring form, 2022, Porcelain, H60 x W32 x D37 cm
- Soaring form, 2023, Porcelain, H56 x W34 x D20 cm
- Elemental forms IX, 2019, Porcelain, H57 x W24 x D24cm
- Elemental forms X, 2019, Porcelain, H57 x W25 x D22 cm
- Elemental form XI, 2019, Porcelain, H79 x W26 x D26
- Elemental form VIII, 2018, Porcelain, H56 x W25 x D25 cm
- Elemental form XII, 2019, Porcelain, H47 x W20 x D20 cm
- Elemental forms XIII, 2019, Porcelain, H57 x W25 x D22 cm
- Elemental form XIV, 2019, Porcelain, H33 x W20 x D20cm
- Elemental form XV, 2019, Porcelain, H39 x W26 x D26 cm
- Elemental form XVI, 2019, Porcelain, H33 x W11 x D11 cm
- Elemental form XVII, 2019, Porcelain, H33 x W20 x D20 cm
- Elemental form I, 2018, Porcelain, H50.5 x W21 x D19.5 cm
