Friday, November 16, 2007

Artist: Ujino Muneteru


Biography
1964 - Born in Tokyo, Japan
1988 - Graduated Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan

The Rotators
Nissan Cedric, Household Appliances and Mixed Media
2006

Tangled in Pop Art, Noise and some Dada, his conversions, performances and arrangements of junk and vintage are an insight into the role of materialism and what is of value in our lives.

The Rotators
Mixed Media
2007

In an interview, Ujino Muneteru explains that his work is "DIY. With an emphasis on physical means- just using your hands and body to make your own things- sculptures or instruments- using technology in your own way and not letting it dictate function. You know, its like a computer, the keyboard is made for your fingers, and we shouldn't limit our thinking to that way. I try to find the opposite way and do it. With the rotators, I feel I am reversing that relationship, that I am in control of technology, not vice versa."

See a video of Ujino Muneteru and the Rotators

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