MIYA
ANDO
Kumo
(Cloud) for The Glass House (Shizen) Nature
Series,
2016
Glass
4 in. x 4
in. x 4 in.
Edition of
15, 3 A/P’s
Signed and
numbered by artist
Shizen
(Nature) Kumo (Cloud) for Glass House:
The Kumo (Cloud) cube is a sculpture inspired by a visit to the
Glass House designed by architect Philip Johnson. As I was walking
the grounds, I imagined what his house would look like if it were
isolated, contained in a cloud. I then photographed the sky above
the Glass House, hoping to capture that
moment.
Clouds are constantly changing and have fascinated me for
their ability to communicate impermanence. I see clouds as a
metaphor for the idea that all things in life are transitory. Glass
was an appropriate material for this sculpture in that glass itself
is in an amorphous state, existing in a state between a liquid and
a
solid.
