#niho kozuru

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Forms, molds, and structures have been central to the artistic practice of Niho Kozuru, but lately she’s been guided by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi: asymmetry, happenstance, and impermanence.

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Descending from four generations of Japanese ceramicists, Niho Kozuru has an unmistakable connection to wheel-thrown forms. But she's given the tradition a fascinating turn, creating brilliant cast and layered sculptures that balance structure and flow, control and happenstance.

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Corporate Program Welcomes Niho Kozuru

Boston sculptor Niho Kozuru loans two cast rubber works to the Corporate Program.

Luna Rising; cast rubber, mirror, steel; 80 x 24 x 24"; 2007

Luna Finial Rising; cast rubber; 32 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2"; 2007

The artist works in several mediums, including cast rubber, glass, and wax. Luna Rising and Luna Finial Rising surfaces have a luscious appeal, in particular a glowing quality when light shines through the richly red dyed rubber.

Currently on view at H3 Biomedicine Inc., the sculpture's scale and presence transforms the stairway landing. Niho's work introduces innovative architectural and design materials to its Corporate Member audience through the playfulness of material, color, and form.

Niho Kozuru received her MFA from University of Hawaii at Manoa and is represented by Miller Yezerski Gallery. She exhibited in the deCordova Museum Annual Exhibition in 2008 and her work was recently on view in Its Surreal Thing: The Temptation of Objects, at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, Nebreska.

Thank you, Niho, for the loaning these sculpture to deCordova's Corporate Program! We are excited to share your work with the Corporate Member community!