| Ken Takashi
Horii's most recent sculptures and drawings revolve
around the objective of resolving dualities as a conceptual
framework. This series incorporate three-dimensional and
pictorial formats of two branches of Tantric Buddhism, while
at the same time, referencing Rorschach ink-blot tests for
an inquiry into allusion and illusion in Eastern and Western
concepts of perception.
Continuing to cultivate his preference for
thematic series and also his concern with the reconciliation
of opposites, Horii's work realizes his conceptual objective
in his process and all related outcomes. These include his
choice of materials, techniques, forms and historical references.
The work will include wall-mounted and free-standing sculptures
made of Baltic birch plywood, absorbent ground and hand-ground
Japanese sumi ink. He will also be presenting folded paper,
and sumi ink drawings on wood and paper.
Ken Horii received his MFA from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, received his BFA from Cooper Union
School of Art in New York and studied at the Art Students
League in New York. Currently, he is an Associate Professor
and Division Program Coordinator of Foundation Studies at
the Rhode Island School of Design. Horii has exhibited widely
in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York and Chicago. Most
recently his work was exhibited with artist Martha Moore
at the Lenore Gray Gallery in Providence. Horii is a recipient
of the Frazier Award for Teaching Excellence from the Rhode
Island School of Design and is also a two-time recipient
of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Sculpture
Fellowship. Additionally, he has twice been a Visual Art
Fellow at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA
concurrently while working as both a Kenneth Stubbs Fellow
and Myron Stout Fellow.
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