State of Being #14

Details

CHIHARU SHIOTA (B. 1972)
State of Being #14
wool thread, steel and photographic album
19 ¼ x 25 ¾ x 25 ¾in. (49 x 65.5 x 65.5cm.)
Executed in 2009

Provenance

Galerie Artisyou, St. Tropez.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015.

Special Notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Further Details

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

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Lot Essay

'I don’t feel so much drawn to the material itself, that is, the physical condition, but more to the possibilities it gives me. I first studied painting but soon felt limited by the two dimensionality of the canvas. I started to experiment with how to work in the third dimension and found a way to use thread in order to draw lines in this dimension. That’s also one of the reasons why I often use black thread – it’s like drawing with a pencil.' CHIHARU SHIOTA

State of Being #14

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