Shin Murayama – Valhalla Masken

11. Oktober 2009 Accessoires & Schmuck, Kunst & Mode Judith

murayama-mpt-axl Die Anfertigung von Masken steht hoch im Kurs bei Künstlern und Designern. Schuhdesignerin Minna Parikka kam kürzlich mit der sexualisierten Lack-Leder-Nieten Fetischversion und bei I don`t like Mondays gibts seit einigen Tagen die mystische Recycling-Variante von Shin Murayama unter dem Namen “Valhalla“. Im kleinen Q&A gibt der Künstler Auskunft über sein Leben, sein Schaffen und seine Inspiration und erklärt die Idee hinter jeder Maske. Lassen wir also am Besten den Künstler selbst sprechen:

Shin-Murayama-shoeface_mask_what´s-wrong-with-the-zoo_ Shoeface Maske: “Will the culture of mass production be over soon? I think this consumer era is bound to end shortly. At the same time as I think this though, I am making more of the same. Is this ironic? A contradiction? Some of my work just adds to the amount of things being introduced into this overstuffed society. I’m using a sneaker as a cultural symbol in this sense.” Shin-Murayama-shoeface_mask_what´s-wrong-with-the-zoo_sock-eater Sockeater Maske: “Nature is not just around us — it extends into our own bodies, doesn’t it? I find it fascinating to work not only with my thoughts but also with my body. The mask I wear in the portrait also comes from this perspective.”
Shin-Murayama-_mask_what´s-wrong-with-the-zoo_mandrill-nose Mandrill nose Maske: “Rather than to “sample” something from a great artist of the past, or a foreign culture, I worked through myself, the way I see the world. I wished to create an object that’s an expression of myself as I am now. For example, how do I think about our planet? This idea humbled me, and gave me the sense that I should borrow a design from nature, the animal world. I think the mandril’s nose is really beautiful.”