Kai Ono Prism-Aureola
Long-term Exhibition Program / Installation
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9/26(Fri) - 10/5(Sun)
Roppongi Hills West Walk, 2nd Floor
Free
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Prism-Aureola is a large-scale sculpture exploring the moments of interaction between people and nature in everyday life. Through motifs such as clouds, rain, and rainbows, the work perceives the sky’s ever-changing visuals as “embodiments of time,” reconstructing the forces of gravity and the phenomena that fall from the heavens to the earth in sculptural form. Ono states, “We are surrounded by many beautiful things in our day-to-day lives. I hope this work sparks more chances to notice the things around us, without becoming greedy, and to truly observe these phenomena.
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Artist
Kai Ono
Since high school, Ono has created sculptures using a variety of materials such as plaster, terracotta, fiberglass, and paper, tailoring his materials to the theme of each work. After enrolling at Tokyo University of the Arts, he focused on an ongoing theme of “coexistence of beauty and discomfort within intentionally created objects,” creating primarily figurative sculptures that used recurring motifs of animals who are intertwined in human lifestyles. Subsequently, he expanded the range of materials used and developed the Prism Series using acrylic yarn. Among his notable works are Prism-Rainbow Mountain, created upon graduation from the undergraduate program, where he employs visual effects to create an illusion of three-dimensional forms as flat; Prism-Aureola, a large-scale sculpture completed for his graduate thesis that focuses on moments in daily life where nature and humans intersect; and the series Prism-implant, inspired by houseplants. By incorporating influences from the natural sciences and optical illusions, he explores new potential for sculpture in contemporary society, particularly in the context of social media and the media landscape.
