Notches, Scores, and Gouges Add Textured Pattern to Kokemusu Mokkou’s Carved Wooden Creatures



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Japanese artist Tomohiro Suzuki is behind the minimal wood menagerie of Kyoto-based workshop Kokemusu Mokkou. From hunks of walnut, Suzuki carves miniature sculptures of wildlife like antelope, elephants, and bears, with innumerable divots and gouges forming the distinct textured patterns of their coats or pores and skin. The artist tells Colossal that he focuses on attaining the pure form of a hind leg or tusk first and makes use of the small impressions so as to add tactile depth to the creatures, which frequently seem mid-movement atop their metallic helps. Suzuki has just a few items out there from Eckepunkt, and you’ll observe his newest works on Instagram.

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