Mind-Blowing Shadow Art by Kumi Yamashita
Born in Japan but now living and working in New York City, artist Kumi Yamashita does incredible things with light and shadows. Kumi has an impressive list of solo and group shows sine the late 90s along with a host of permanent collections around the world.
Kumi received her bachelor in fine arts at the Cornish College of the Arts in Washington and obtained her masters in fine art from the Glasgow School of Art in the UK.
In her series entitled Light & Shadow, Kumi uses a single light source along with an assortment of perfectly placed objects to create incredible shadow silhouettes and artwork on walls. Please enjoy this small sample below, and be sure to visit Kumi’s official site for even more amazing artwork.
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2003 | H250, W500, D5cm | Aluminum numbers, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by Namba Parks Tower, Osaka Japan
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2003 | H250, W500, D5cm | Aluminum numbers, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by Namba Parks Tower, Osaka Japan
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1994 | H180, W230, D5cm | Wood, single light source, shadow | Microsoft Art Collection, Washington USA
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1994 | H180, W230, D5cm | Wood, single light source, shadow | Microsoft Art Collection, Washington USA
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2011 | H366, W366, D1cm | Creased Japanese paper, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by American Express, New York City USA
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2011 | H366, W366, D1cm | Creased Japanese paper, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by American Express, New York City USA
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2010 | H110, W50, D15cm | Carved wood, single light source, shadow | Private collection
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2003 | H200, W150, D20cm | Stainless steel, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by Namba Parks Tower, Osaka Japan
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2005 | H200, W120, D10cm | Cut aluminum plate, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by Stellar Place Sapporo JR Tower, Hokkaido, Japan.
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2009 | H90, W90, D15cm (Mother) H45, W45, D11cm (Child) | Sculpted wood, single light source, shadow | Perfe Takiyama Maternity Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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2011 | H183, W427, D10cm | Carved wood, single light source, shadow
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2002 | H160, W160, D20cm | Cut aluminum plate, single light source, shadow | Commissioned by Takikawa Hall, Hokkaido Japan
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1997 | H230, W400, D5cm | Wood, single light source, shadow | Collection of Boise Art Museum, Idaho USA
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1997 | H230, W400, D5cm | Wood, single light source, shadow | Collection of Boise Art Museum, Idaho USA
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1997 | H230, W400, D5cm | Wood, single light source, shadow | Collection of Boise Art Museum, Idaho USA
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