KARASAWA Kensuke

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Born in 1987. Works in Aichi. Building on experiences with mountaineering and other high-altitude activities, Karasawa makes mountains and rivers his primary sculptural subjects. He employs a distinctive technique, carving hollows into camphor wood and filling them with melted paraffin wax which then hardens into many-layered formations.

Recent exhibition:
"ART OSAKA 2024 'Expanded Section'," Creative Center OSAKA
"Unsmooth Gestures : Contemporary Art in Nishio," IWASE BUNKO LIBRARY, Aichi, 2023
"Bearing Light," AIN SOPH DISPATCH, Aichi, 2023
"Mirror Behind Hole Photography into Sculpture Vol.6," αM gallery, Tokyo, 2017

Recent awards:
"Toyota Culture Newcomer Award," Toyota, Aichi, 2021
"ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI," Kazue Kobata Prize, 2013
"KANABI Creative Award," Fumio Nanjo Prize, Kanazawa, 2013

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