While he is carving a man and skeleton out of wood, Yoshitoshi Kanemaki is analyzing and questioning mortality… he thinks to himself, “What is Life?” “What is Death?” Questions most of us have asked ourselves, yet Kanemaki doesn’t have a clear answer for them. His work is bold with fascinating compositions and it is remarkable how he laboriously makes each piece the traditional way. His newest sculpture shown above is titled “TAYUTA・Caplice,” carved and painted on camphor wood, and as you can see in some of the behind-the-scenes shots, it is a big piece.

All photos © Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

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