Hindmarsh Prize 2017

YUSUKE TAKEMURA MORI NO MIZU
Rain falls on the mountains and grows the forest.
The mountains filter the rain and feed us clear water.
What do we return to the sky...
Yusuke Takemura was born in Japan and currently
lives and works in Australia. Yusuke’s intriguing,
poetic forms – which he describes as ‘complicated
and mysterious objects’ are subtle investigations
of making the invisible world visible. The sculptural
objects are intentionally fragile in structure. Yusuke
cuts holes into the thin surface of his glass forms
before laboriously fine grinding and polishing all
the hole’s edges. The boundaries between void
and transparent surface blur to create an optical
illusion.
Yusuke’s innovative methods are a daring fusion of
traditional technique with contemporary knowledge
that he has developed to translate ideas concerning
human experience, history and place. He developed
his technique of glass surface treatment and cutting
whilst in Japan under the guidance and training of
internationally renowned glass artist Toshio Iezumi,
having completed his Bachelor Degree in glass
from Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts.
In 2009 Yusuke continued his studies in Australia,
completing a Masters Degree from The University
of Sydney. During this concentrated period of studio
research Yusuke honed his highly specialised skill of
cutting precarious organic shapes through fragile
glass forms into a strong, highly individualistic visual
language.
Yusuke has been awarded several major prizes,
most recently in 2011 The Ausglass Vicky Torr
Memorial Prize, The Ausglass Sabbia Gallery
Solo Exhibition Prize and was shortlisted for the
prestigious Ranamok Glass Prize.
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