Hideo Sawada Wooden Figure 5
Hideo Sawada Wooden Figure 5

Hideo Sawada Wooden Figure 5

Maker: Hideo Sawada*

Regular price £1,390.00

Handmade in Japan

Dimensions: H 23.5 x L 6 x W 8cm 

Materials: Hinoki (Cypress)

Method:  Hand carved 

Care: Keep out of direct sunlight. To clean dust lightly with a dry cloth

 

Description

This long, elongated seated figure is both haunting and transfixing – while the stretched out figure may have an eerie quality, the simplicity and smoothness of the wood is a stunning testament to the artist’s mastery.

Hideo Sawada’s beautifully hand carved figures are a matchless example of a modern application of traditional techniques, balancing the abstract with gentle suggestions of emotion and human form.

 

About the Artist

Hideo Sawada is an established sculptor from Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture in Japan. He studied Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, before attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg, Germany to train in Western Sculpture. Despite his training in Europe, Sawada’s evocative work reflects an adherence to Japanese traditional aesthetics rather than Western naturalism.