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Sculpture Lab
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A lab that researches through sculpture production and studies the art of Shugendo.
AboutAbout the lab
Research on sculpture production and Shugendo art, among other topics.
Prof. Tomotari's lab conducts creative research on sculpture using real materials such as wood and iron.
The lab also studies the structure of artistic consciousness through Central America, Ainu culture, and disability.
It also studies the plastic arts of Shugendo, and on Mt. Hikosan in Kyushu it surveys and reconstructs art using 3D measurement.
Key terms
- Shugendo
- A faith that places importance on ascetic training and combines mountain worship with Taoism, Shinto, Buddhism, and other elements. It flourished in medieval Japan
- Mt. Hikosan
- A mountain in Kyushu. The Shugendo art of this mountain is the subject of the lab's research
- 3D measurement
- A method of measuring the shape of a three-dimensional object as three-dimensional data. It is used to survey and analyze art that is progressively deteriorating
ResearchResearch themes
In addition to research through the production of sculptural works, the lab studies the structure of artistic consciousness and the plastic arts of Shugendo. Besides production with real materials such as wood and iron, it also works on surveying and reconstructing Shugendo art on Mt. Hikosan.
*Illustrative imageCreative research on sculpture using real materials
The lab conducts research while producing sculptural works with real materials such as wood and iron. The professor is also a member of the Kokuga-kai (Sculpture Division).
*Illustrative imageResearch on the structure of artistic consciousness
The lab studies the structure of artistic consciousness through Central America, Ainu culture, and disability.
*Illustrative imageResearch on the plastic arts of Shugendo
The lab investigates Shugendo art on Mt. Hikosan in Kyushu using 3D measurement, and reconstructs and analyzes it. Its targets also include designs that were altered by events such as haibutsu kishaku (the early Meiji-era movement to abolish Buddhism), and it aims to clarify the outlines of Shugendo culture.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMikako Tomotari
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “023 Wood Carving ( )” Photo Dharma from Sadao, Thailand / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Creative research on sculpture using real materials: “Chiselling for sculpture” Frédérique Voisin-Demery / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Research on the structure of artistic consciousness: “A sculptor filing a statute in his workshop” Blue picture / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on the plastic arts of Shugendo: “MtHaguroYamabushi” Noah0812 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sculpture Lab (Mikako Tomotari)): “Mitsumasa Tateishi DSCF0451” 唐山健志郎 (Kenshiro Karayama) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Green Space Conservation Lab): “Oak woodland after the CCC’s cut down encroaching conifers ( )” USFWS Pacific Southwest Region / Public domain (cropped)
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