Chronoscape Radiance

This wood-carved lacquer artwork beautifully embodies its title's themes: 'Chronoscape' and 'Radiance.' The abstract concept of 'Chronoscape' is interpreted through the moon and the cosmos. The moon has long been a favored motif of the artist, and the incomplete crescent at the top symbolizes its waxing and waning, representing the passage of time. The juxtaposition of nocturnal time and the spatial expanse of the starry sky forms the work's central cosmic perspective. The main structure artfully uses the interplay of solid and void spaces of a church, entrance, and staircase, reflecting the artist's impressions from a late 20th-century European study of lacquer art and industry – the harmonious blend of church architecture, local reverence, and the natural environment inspired this European-influenced series. 'Radiance' is expressed through the luminous quality of pure gold and silver. Utilizing the artist's distinctive 'Lacquer Tenmoku Maki-e' technique, the piece conveys the tranquility and shimmering brilliance of a moonlit, starlit night. 'Lacquer Tenmoku Maki-e,' a technique the artist began around 2005, was inspired by the cosmic iridescence within the deep hues of oil-spot Tenmoku glaze in matcha bowls. Consequently, the artist employs lacquer combined with various grades and sizes of gold powder and leaf, scattering them across dark lacquer surfaces to create rich layers of golden and silver light, evoking a sense of worldliness and the universe.