Japanese artist En Iwamura has worked with The-Art-Form on a new limited edition print. As the first two-dimensional work that he’s has created, Knots features one of Iwamura’s signature totemic busts intricately laid on paper with gold foil emboss and a clear foil deboss.
The philosophy of Ma, which emphasizes emptiness and the space between places, people and objects, serves as the foundation to Iwamura’s minimalist practice. Over the past decade, the Kyoto-born, Montana-based artist has created playful sculptures of heads, drawing from Japanese folklore and tradition, such as zen gardens and ceramics, to create contemplative settings that inspire introspection.
“I hope to make a sculpture the same scale as Knots one day,” Iwamura said in a statement. “An unfamiliar object that suddenly appears in the middle of town, discovered by the people who live there. I always dream to achieve that unfamiliar encounter with my work.”
Limited to an edition of 100, Knots is available for inquiry at The-Art-Form.
