Jacob Hashimoto, “Infinite Expanse of Sky”, 2008/ 2009, Vellum, Bamboo, Wire, Wood, Dimensions Variable
Jacob Hashimoto is an American born sculptor and installation artist currently based in New York City and Verona, Italy. He is best known for using traditional Japanese methods to create large-scale “tapestries” out of thousands of hand crafted paper and wood kites. While they are three-dimensional and can thus be described as sculptures, these works also invite associations with painting.
The kites appear as abstract painted forms suspended in space. Hashimoto’s dynamic constructions also blur the line between abstract and figurative. A tapestry may resemble a landscape when glimpsed from afar, however that likeness disappears when the work is approached at a closer distance.