Kako Ueda's solo show of exquisite paper cut art

Posted by David Pescovitz, September 15, 2008 9:39 AM | permalink

Last year, I posted about Kako Ueda's spectacular hand cut paper artwork including a work-in-progress that was then titled "Memento Mori." The work, now complete and titled "Eros & Thanatos," will debut at Ueda's solo show at NYC's George Adams Gallery. The exhibition, titled "Totem," opens this Thursday, September 18 and runs until October 18. Ueda kindly shared this sneak preview of Eros & Thanatos with us. It's a 78" x 68" site-specific wall piece that Ueda tell me is "about the reminder and celebration of life & death, two sides of a coin." Click the image to see it larger. Magnificent. Kako Ueda (kakoueda.com), George Adams Gallery (georgeadamsgallery.com)

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#1 posted by moniker42

, September 15, 2008 9:54 AM

So then, what am I supposed to be doing for a half hour every day?

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#2 posted by Sekino , September 15, 2008 10:36 AM

Jaw-dropping work! That's just amazing skill right there: I can't even cut a decent straight line with an exacto knife and a ruler...

You guys just find the coolest artists!!

(or perhaps I am just too lazy to sift through all the crap on internet to find the gems myself ;P )

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#3 posted by David Pescovitz , September 15, 2008 11:09 AM

Thanks, Sekino! I appreciate that. A lot of the art I post comes from readers who turn me on to new artists and also following the shows at some great galleries like Roq la Rue, Corey Helford, and Thinkspace!

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#4 posted by zish

, September 15, 2008 12:44 PM

Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Don't want "paper cut" art!
*squirms uncomfortably while massaging flaps of skin between fingers*

That being said, apart from having an amazing threshold for pain, Kako Ueda appears to have an amazing threshold for tedium.

Oh yeah, and the result is quite stunning.

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#5 posted by 1arrow , September 15, 2008 2:30 PM

Very nice! People who like this will likely also love the watercolour work of Aus tattoo artist Ex De Medici who creates similar images

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#6 posted by anthony , September 15, 2008 3:35 PM

Ueda's putting old Polish craftswomen to shame over here.