Sculptor Tadashi Hashimoto Info

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In his sculptures Tadashi Hashimoto uses material like steel and wood to sculpt the space. The articulation of space is seen from both the exterior and interior vantage points of the sculpture. There is a see-through aspect to his work that simultaneously defines and opens the space, suggesting both: volume and void. In his recent sculptures Gaia Gaia, 2004, and Maia, 2004, Hashimoto focuses on an inquiry into the articulation of space, matter and void defined by complementary relationships of balance and motion. Gaia Gaia is composed of blocks of old-growth yellow pine carved, positioned and interlocked to create a dynamic sphere that suggests paradoxes of mass and space, weight and weightlessness, monumentality and detail. The spherical form embodies opposing forces of stability and movement, commotion and calmness. The form creates multiple ways of looking at the intricate details and textures of the wood and presenting myriad views, into, through and beyond the sculptural form.

Tadashi Hashimoto originally from Kamakura, Japan, now lives and works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY. Recent international exhibitions include Maiden Lane Exhibition Space, NYC, 2005; Cambio Constante V, Zaragoza, Spain, 2004; Cambio Constante III, Veruela, Spain 2002; Construction in Process VII: This Earth is a Flower, Zinn Poland, 2000. Hashimoto has received grants for his sculpture from the Pollock-Krasner-Foundation, 2002 and 1991 and the Athena Foundation, 1996 and 1991. Other awards include fellowships for Construction in Progress VII, 2000; The Centre of Polish Sculpture, 1998 and the artist residencies at Socrates Sculpture Park, 1997 and 1991 and Art/OMI, International Artists Program, Ghent, NY 1996. His commissioned and permanent outdoor sculpture include The History Museum of Lodz, Poland, 1991; ART/OMI, Ghent, NY 1996; The Museum of The Center of Polish Sculpture, Oronsko, Poland, 1998; Towns Park in Zinn, Poland, 2000 and Borja, Spain 2003. Tadashi Hashimoto received his BFA in painting from the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Tadashi Hashimoto can be contacted at tadashilaurel@gmail.com.