クロヌマタカトシ作品集 『現象』
Kuronuma Takatoshi catalog phenomenon

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2025年1-3月、岡山県 奈義現代美術館で開催したクロヌマタカトシ 彫刻展「現象」を記念して、クロヌマタカトシ氏が2022年に初めて発表した作品『現象01』から展覧会展示作品『現象47』までのうち38点を掲載した作品集。


We created this catalog to commemorate Kuronuma Takatoshi and our gallery's first exhibition in Nagi museum of contemporary art in Okayama in January 2025.
This features Kuronuma Takatoshi's 38 works from "Phenomenon 01" which first presented in 2022, to "Phenomenon 47" which presented in that exhibition.

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「現象」とは、空間と時間のなかで永遠に移ろい続ける「私」という存在である。クロヌマタカトシの彫刻は、人間の孤独を肯定し、「生と死」「光と闇」「私と現実」といった分割された二つのものの境界に立ち、「私」という存在を認識するための像でもある。彫刻を見ていると作り手の意図や自己の見方から解放されて、やがて私が見ているのか、彫刻に私が見られているのかも忘れてしまう。その移ろい続ける「私」という存在から人間や自然、社会の存在とは何かと問いかけている。

クロヌマタカトシは学校を卒業後、建築会社に就職する。毎日が同じような図面の中で進む仕事に強烈な違和感を覚え、勤める建築現場に落ちていた端材を持ち帰り、自室で自ら木を彫る衝動に駆られたのが23歳のときだった。その後2010年に木彫作家として生きていくことを決断し、独学で試行錯誤を繰り返し2011年に初めて個展を開催する。当初は実用性のあるカトラリーなどを中心に製作していたが、徐々に動物や人物など手がけるようになり彫刻家としての意識が芽生えていく。
現在は三つの作品構成があり一つ目は、樟の塊から削り出して製作する人物や動物、建物などの作品。二つ目は、流木の持つ強さ、表情、経年を読み取り、そこに映し出していく動物作品。三つ目は、今現在に感じた自己を形にする粘土の作品。いずれの作品も今にも動きそうなほど忠実な表情や骨格でありながら見るものにどこか余白を与える。その余白は、やがて自己の存在の気づきとなり、他者の存在を意識させる。存在の根源的な哀しさに形を与え、美しさとして現すことがクロヌマタカトシの作品である。
この図録は、作家初の美術館という公共性の高い空間で行う展覧会のための記録である。クロヌマタカトシの「像」は、私たちの前にどのような「現象」を現すだろうか。それぞれの見方で掬い取られた「現象」が、展覧会を起点としてどのように変わっていくかもこの図録を発行することの一つの意義であり、作家本人も望んでいることであるように思う。

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"Phenomenon" refers to the existence of "me" as something that continuously shifts and changes eternally within space and time. Kuronuma Takatoshi's sculptures affirm human solitude and stand at the boundaries between opposing forces, such as "life and death," "light and darkness," and "self and reality." They also serve as representations that aim to recognize the existence of "me." When looking at his sculptures, one is liberated from both the maker's intention and one's own perspective, eventually forgetting whether it is I who am observing or the sculpture that is observing me. Through this ever-shifting existence of "me," the sculptures question the nature of humanity, nature, and society.

After graduating from school, Kuronuma Takatoshi joined an architecture firm. However, he soon felt a deep sense of discomfort with the repetitive nature of the work, which involved reviewing similar drawings every day. At the age of 23, he began to feel a growing impulse to take leftover wood from the construction site where he worked, eventually starting to carve it in his room. In 2010, he decided to pursue a career as a wood sculptor. Through self-study and experimentation, he held his first solo exhibition in 2011. Initially, he focused on creating functional items, such as cutlery, but gradually began carving animals and human figures̶ a shift that marked the emergence of his identity as a sculptor. Currently, his work consists of three main bodies of work. The first involves creating sculptures of people, animals, and buildings, carved from blocks of camphor wood. The second explores the strength, expression, and aging of driftwood, which he interprets to create animal sculptures that reflect these qualities. The third is a series of clay works that represent his present sense of self. Each of these works features highly realistic expressions and bone structures, so lifelike that they seem ready to move. Yet, they also leave space for contemplation, a space that gradually leads to a realization of oneʼs own existence and an awareness of the presence of others. In his work, Kuronuma Takatoshi gives form to the fundamental sadness of existence and presents it as beauty. This catalog serves as a record of Kuronuma Takatoshi's first exhibition in a public space-a museum. What kind of "phenomenon" will his "figures" reveal to us? The significance of this catalog, and the act of documenting it, lies in how the "phenomena" captured through each individual perspective will evolve from the starting point of this exhibition. It seems to me that this is also something the artist himself hopes for.


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Kuronuma Takatoshi
「Phenomenon」

Hardcover
Smyth Sewn
308 x 226 x 13mm
86 pages（39 Photographs）
Limited edition of 500 copies ¥7,800（+Tax）

Publisher：Kuronuma Takatoshi / 921GALLERY
Author：Kuronuma Takatoshi
Produce：Suetou Koutaro （921GALLERY）
Design：Suzuki Takahisa （16 Design Institute）
Printing：Fujiwara Printing Co,.Ltd.

Date of publication：9 March,2025

Printed in Japan.