Clean light
(Seiki 清輝)
2014
Medium
bamboo, rattan, lacquer
Measurements
20.0 × 35.5 × 30.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
© Honda Syoryu
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Honda Shōryū’s visually dynamic bamboo works express a feeling of energy and movement. Clean light employs precisely spaced round bamboo strips with nawame-ame (twining), taking advantage of the natural flexibility and spring of bamboo. The work’s undulating form was created by using hot water to soften the entire piece, which was then kneaded into place. Finally, a coating of lacquer was applied to achieve an overall gloss and preserve the work’s eccentric form.