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Phoenix Natus
2024
H54 x 24 x 22 inch
casted aluminum, steel, polymer coated inlay driftwood, casted polyurethane resin, proprietary blend made from an epoxy embedded seashell, coral, fossil, alabaster, sea glass, assorted quartz, and ground marble
Symbolic Atmosphere VI
2020
H40 x 31 x 28 inch.
brass, silver alloy, steel, camel bone, assorted animal bone, fossil, seashell, coral, assorted quartz, soapstone, and epoxy resin
Lineal Fetishism II
2020
H22 x 29 x 14 inch.
bronze, brass, steel, assorted animal bone, seashell, coral, fossil, assorted quartz, granite stone, polyester resin, and epoxy resin
Lineal Fetishism I
2020
H30 x 44 x 24 inch.
assorted animal bones & seashells, steel, brass, copper, silver/tin alloy, cotton pulp, synthetic clay
Untitled (Spiral)
2024
Proprietary blend made from an epoxy embedded seashell, coral, fossil, alabaster, sea glass, assorted quartz, and ground marble
7.3 x 7.3 cm
2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in
Untitled (Fossil)
2024
Proprietary blend made from an epoxy embedded seashell, coral, fossil, alabaster, sea glass, assorted quartz, and ground marble
13.3 x 13.3 cm
5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in
Installation view Wonderland
August 26, 2022 – November 27, 2022
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
PHOTO Claire Wiley
Installation view Amorphous Terrain 3 at the group exhibition Crafting Resistance
Curated by Erin Joyce
August 19, 2023 – July 14, 2024
ASU Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
The collaborative work of Yasue Maetake and Andrew Erdos “Amorphous Terrain” series leans into observations of natural phenomena and materiality. Industrial and traditional craft processes, handmade materials such as glass and aluminum, found objects such as copper pipe and steel fragments and organic matter such as anthracite and PVA coated kozo-washi, and pigments from verdigris & steel rust are combined to create the sculptures. The work(s) exist both as site-specific installation and individual objects – allowing for both micro and macro readings of the sculptures. The works visuality suggests the detritus of industrial production all while also bringing to mind ecological forms and structures such as mountain ranges and underground bodies of water.
—TEXT by ASU Art Museum
PHOTO Craig Smith for ASU Art Museum
Defrosted
2023
(collaboration with Andrew Erdos)
H30 x 40 x 29 inch
aluminum, glass, PVA resin coated kozo-washi, verdigris, found steel, cane, and cotton
Bullet Turquoise
2023
H30 x 94 x 36 inch
epoxy-encased paper collage on stainless steel, PVA resin coated kozo-washi, verdigris, steel, rebar, cane, and hemp
Lineal Fetishism III
2020
H18 x 35 x 16 inch.
camel bone, brass, silver/tin alloy, gold leaf on epoxy resin
Symbolic Atmosphere I
2021
H20 x 21 x 15 inches
assorted animal bones, steel, epoxy clay, wood
Symbolic Atmosphere II
2019
H23 x 13 x 13 1/2 inches
assorted animal bones, steel, found cased steel, epoxy clay, polyester resin, wood
Lineal Fetishism IV
2020
H18 x 16 x 9 inch
assorted animal bones & seashells, copper, casted brass, brass, silver/tin alloy, quartz, polyester resin, synthetic clay
Sarasōju
2007 - 2023
66 x 38 x 36 inches
retroreflective beads on casted concrete, steel, resin, brass, verdigris, copper, silk
点火 [tenka]
2022-2023
H22 x 23 x 10 inch
stained and polymer coated found tree branches, casted aluminum, forged and polished found brass, gold leaf, pigmented lobster’s tail shell casted with polyester resin
Hexagon & Wrench
2023
H23 x 16 x 9 inch
Casted aluminum, manufactured steel wrench
Just Intonation
2022
H20 x 62 x 18 inch
bent and polymer coated driftwood with pigmented epoxy resin, brass, silver/tin alloy
Geocentric Model
2022
H27 ½ x 11 x 11 inch
bent rattan with pigmented epoxy resin, brass, casted aluminum, fused and carved crab shell with casted aluminum, seashells and corals along with pigmented epoxy resin
Symbolic Atmosphere IV
2020
H23 x 13 x 13 1/2 inches
granite stone, assorted animal bones, steel, epoxy clay, wood
Symbolic Atmosphere V
2019
H28 1/2 x x inches
granite stone, assorted animal bones, steel, epoxy clay, wood
Symbolic Atmosphere III,
2019
H 9 1/2 x 10 x 9 inches
assorted animal bones, steel, epoxy clay, wood
Amorphous Terrain
Collaboration with Andrew Erdos
2018
H126 x 87 x 96 inch.
copper patina on pulp (kozo, abaca and cotton), silicon glued safety-glass sheet, steel, cane and jute rope
Precarious Windbreak
2019
H114 ½” x 67” x 71" (H292 x 171 x 181 cm)
polyurethane resin concealed iron rust, aluminum powder and copper corrosion on boiled and beaten mulberry bark (kozo) and cotton pulp, cane, steel, bronze
Specks of Green Rust Before the Wind I
2017
H96" x 46" x 38", copper patina on pulp (kozo, abaca and cotton), cane, steel
The Wind
2016~2019
H91"x 110"x 67" (H231 x 280 x 176 cm)
forged steel, casted polyester resin, resin coated soil on plexi-glass, drawing on found plywood
Ascending Industrial Bouquets
2021
H94" x 50" x 34 1/2" (H240 x 127 x 89 cm)
polyurethane resin, steel, brass, copper, postcard (paper), oil paint
Mass Inception
2021
45 x 43 x 41 inches
terracotta, epoxy, polyurethane, coated styrofoam, synthetic paint, steel, marble, resin, natural soil, found bird’s feather
Pedigree of Industrial Bouquets
2019
H33 x 27 x 38 inches (81 x 69 x 97 cm)
polyurethane resin, steel, brass, copper, paper, oil paint
Fanning Graphite
2017
33 x 115 x 93 in.
Graphite pigment and oil paint on steel, wood, aluminum, epoxy clay, animal bones
Reciprocal Wood and Steel with Silver Blossom (2016)
H73" x W156" x L132", wood, steel, painted found objects
A Touch of Foliage on Timber United by Ferrous
H74" x W54" x L38", wood, steel, polyurethane resin
Crystalized Timbers United by Ferrous II
H81" x W72" x L39" (H206 x 182 x 103 cm)
wood, steel
Lineal Fetishism V
2021
H72 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 17 inch.
brass, copper, steel, silver/tin alloy, polyester resin, wood, oil paint
Weathering, Fruit and the Edo Period
2021
H24 1/2 x 31 x 36 inch
verdigris on kozo paper and cotton, urea infused pewter/zinc alloy, brass, copper, cane
Installation view of solo exhibition Reverse Subterrestrial at The Chimney NYC, Brooklyn, 2017
Specks of Green Rust before the Wind IV, V, VI and VII
2017
each piece approx. 24 x 20 x 20 in.
Cane, copper corrosion on kozo, abaca, and cotton
Revers Subterrestirial (2017)
H33" x W115" x L93", graphite pigment, oil paint on steel, wood, aluminum, epoxy clay, sheet glass
Installation view
duo exhibition Amorphous Terrain 2 at 5-50 Gallery, Queens NY
2019
with Andrew Erdos curated by Greg Barton
If I were a Master of Stone Carving
H84 x 73 x 83 inch.
epoxy clay, assorted animal bones, steel, wood, oil color
Ningen Kokuho
2008
Installation view at 10th SONSBEEK, Arnhem, The Netherlands
steel, stainless steel, aluminum, plexi glass, animal bones, resin mounted fish skin, fabric
H132 x W228 x L144 inch.
Model for the Blacksmith (2009)
H49" x W24" x L21", epoxy clay, steel, animal bones
Manufactured Corrosion in the Pavilion (2009)
H113" x W75" x L60", epoxy clay, steel, dried fish skin, plexi glass
Sculpture Without Skin I (2008)
H85" x W44" x L117", steel, digital prints on MDF, digital prints on polystyrene sheet, bamboo, wool, plaster, wood
Amagoi (2006-2013)
H93" (variable width and length), steel, fabric, glass, rice paper, collage on paper
Sculpture Without Skin II (2008)
H52" x W48" x L40", steel, resin coated fish skin, PVC, copper pigment on plastic sheet
Polaris
2007
steel, brass, copper, resin, plaster, wood, photograph
H102 x W111 x L83 inch.
Self-Mummy (2007)
H59" x W44" x L58", steel, wood, salt, resin, nylon fiber, glass
Cardinal Direction (2007)
H37" x W190" x L38", wood, steel
Court (2006)
H79" x W75" x L85", steel, fabric, wood
Oneness (2003)
H64" x W33" x L132", steel, glass, fabric, nylon fiber
Detail: Urethane Flower on Steel Stem Clad with Foam