two large bulls-eye forms with mother-of-pearl centers; mother-of-pearl outline between rings; rings in black, blue, red, and orange with speckles; orange and black speckled background; painted and inlaid on a car hood; back has Japanese one cent coin adhered at back center

%C2%A9 Natsuki Kurimoto

The Dual Sun II, 2008

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In 2000 Kurimoto began using pre-manufactured automobile hoods as a substrate, or base, for his lacquered wall panels. This marked a radical departure not only from work by other artists but also from his previous series. In these works, seen here, he unites the mechanically made hoods with lacquer, a natural material, to make a philosophical statement. He selected car hoods because they function as a cover, rather the way clothing does. He decorated them with abstract and geometrical patterns; the circle shape, for instance, is a fundamental, globally understood design element, suggesting the Sun and Moon.

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Title
The Dual Sun II
Artist Life
born 1961
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.1291
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two large bulls-eye forms with mother-of-pearl centers; mother-of-pearl outline between rings; rings in black, blue, red, and orange with speckles; orange and black speckled background; painted and inlaid on a car hood; back has Japanese one cent coin adhered at back center

© Natsuki Kurimoto