Koji Kondo - Japanese paper artist - fairytale / fantasy figure - in wooden box - Sold
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- Description
- Koji Kondo (1939)
| Type of artwork | Sculpture / Object |
| Period | 1945 to 1999 |
| Technique | Other |
| Dimensions | 40 x 40 x 5 cm (h x w x d) |
| Weight | 400 grams |
| Signed | Hand signed |
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- Bijzondere papierkunst van de Japanse beeldend kunstenaar koji Kondo (1939-). Opvallend verfijnd vormgegeven met veel aandacht voor expressie en detail. Het figuur is in een houten box geplaatst en meet ca. 40x40x10cm. Verkeert in goede conditie en is op de achterzijde gesigneerd.
The sculptor Koji Kondo was born in 1939 in Tokyo, as youngest of 5 children. His father was a traditional painter and Koji was educated the same. But soon it became clear he wanted to express himself in a broader way, he started making fashion, hats, textile designs, small objects and dolls. He went to Paris, to Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
In Amsterdam at one moment a man asked him what he actually did for a living, Koji Kondo answered: Nothing, but I can make dolls. The man said: Go and do it.
He did, and after he made about 10 dolls an exhibition was organized. There were these delicate, so called, Fantasy dolls, Dream and Fairy-tale figures, made of textile, paper mache, rice paper and wood.
For more work and information, find our blog “Koji Kondo. A tribute to the sculptor and art painter” and in a book: “Poppen” by Steven van Campen and Bert Keulemans, published by Cantecleer.
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Purmerend, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | > 10KG or bigger than 1.00 x 0.50 meter
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