Disused fruit crates, wooden boards and any other waste of the same material become works of art thanks to Tadashi Kawamata, a Japanese naturalized French, demonstrating that something beautiful and exciting can be created even with reuse.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDisused fruit boxes, wooden planks and any other waste of the same material become works of art thanks to Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese naturalized French, demonstrating that something beautiful and exciting can be created even with reuse.
For some time many artists have used recycled wood, among many we remember Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and still in the twentieth century Michelangelo Pistoletto and some English sculptors who found the materials for their installations in the landfill.
Among the most important is certainly that of Tadashi Kawamata designed last summer specifically for the cloister of the church of Santa Caterina al Formiello in Naples.
Is called “The Shower” and is made up of three thousand boxes of fruit recovered from the market thanks to the help of the Neapolitans right at the gates of the city, where the exchange of goods took place. Once used, the boxes containing the fruit and vegetables are thrown away, therefore they are a useful but very precarious type of material, which is why even the artist's installation was only temporary.
Photo Riccardo Piccirillo
To create the work, Kawamata asked the neighborhood kids for help because according to the artist it is important to interact with others to find harmony which is needed to create something that thrills. In his installations the theme of nature linked to children's imagery often recurs.
There are nests, huts, tree houses and they all have in common the fact that they are temporary works that blend with the surrounding environment, changing the scenery only for a limited period, in short, a new way of understanding art, which can be enjoyed inside.
Other extraordinary recycling works:
- THE ARTIST WHO CREATES EXTRAORDINARY SCULPTURES BY COMBINING LACE WITH WOOD (PHOTO)
- KAMISHIBAI: THE JAPANESE WOODEN THEATER
- THE BOAT PROJECT: THE BOAT MADE FROM RECYCLING WOOD (AND MEMORIES) OF EACH OF US
His works have been exhibited all over the world, such as the Daegu Art Museum in South Korea, the Center Pompidou in Paris, the HKW in Berlin, the Art Tower Mito in Mito (Japan), the Serpentine Gallery in London, the Art Pace Foundation for Contemporary Art in San Antonio and MACBA in Barcelona.
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