Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Artist: Ken Hiratsuka

Biography
1959 - Born in Shimodate City, Ibaraki, Japan
1982 - BA in Sculpture from Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in New York City

Sculptor Ken Hiratsuka uses hammer and chisel to cut "oneline design - a single continuous line carving chiselled by hand, guided by a fluid, oceanic imagery."

Lights of Istanbul
2002
Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey

He also works in other mediums.

One Line Grass Cutting Performance
1986
Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria

One Line Forged Fence
1999
West 89th Street, New York City

Check out photos of the artist at work in front of 25 Bond.

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