This is a special edition of "Water," the second collection of pastel paintings by Kyohei Sakaguchi, which features pastel works he created between autumn/winter 2020 and summer 2021, following the great success of his previous work, "Pastel."
It contains 237 works that capture moments where light, water, and wind intersect with pastels, gently blending the figurative and the abstract. The fresh, vibrant images born from his daily observations and creative process fix onto paper the sense of his continuous connection with nature.
The format and binding have been completely redesigned from the previous work, and the number of pages has significantly increased. It includes the essay "I will continue to draw every day until I die" (bilingual Japanese/English), which describes how Sakaguchi observes and continues to depict the "play of light, water, and wind."
This special edition, with its unique binding, offers a glimpse into the core of Sakaguchi's current artistic creation.
[Title] Water Special Edition, Limited to 100 copies
[Publisher] Sayusha
[Publication Date] October 15, 2021 (First Edition)
[Number of Pages] Unpaginated
[Size] Approx. 17.7×23.5×2.4cm, 0.87kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] WATER TOKUSOUBAN
[Author/Editor, etc.] Kyohei Sakaguchi/Author, Noriteru Minezaki/Book Design, Kosuke Shono/Book Design, Shiho Umehara/Editor
[Printing] Hakko Bijutsu
[ISBN] 978-4-86528-039-5
[Condition] Used [9] Excellent condition
[Accessories] None (missing poster, missing tote bag)
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Kyohei Sakaguchi (坂口恭平) 1978-
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1978.
Graduated from Waseda University, Department of Architecture, School of Science and Engineering.
Engages in a wide range of expressive activities as a writer, painter, musician, and architect.
Gained attention in 2004 with his photo book "0-Yen House," which depicted the homes of homeless people, and has since published numerous works on the themes of urban life, lifestyle, and mental well-being.
His major works include "How to Build an Independent Nation," "Manic-Depressive University," and "Becoming Soil," among many others. His publications also span diverse genres, including pastel painting collections "Pastel" and "Water," and the cookbook "cook." In 2023, he held a solo exhibition "Kyohei Sakaguchi Diary" at the Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto.
Since 2012, he has been running "Inochi no Denwa" (Life Phone), a personal phone line for anyone contemplating suicide.
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