Sunday, October 4, 2020

Flower menagerie: artist and photographer from Montreal, Raku Inoue, creates sculptures of animals from plants






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Inspired by the ancient Japanese tradition of ikebana, the artist and photographer from Montreal, Raku Inoue, creates colorful portraits of insects and other animals. He uses flowers, branches, leaves and stems from his garden. Each of his works is unique and is a real work of art. Raaku Inoue, who grew up in Japan, spent every summer with his grandmother, who lived in a rural area near Hiroshima. She often left the door of the house open and rejoiced when dragonflies flew into the house. She believed that her deceased husband would say hello to her. Therefore, insects have always been of particular importance to Inoue. "Once it was very windy and a rose bush was showered in our courtyard. I picked up the tender petals and made them my first flower insect. And I was so fascinated that I continue to make them until now. "- said the artist.



"I was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Montreal, Canada around age of 9. Growing up, I was very much influenced by both cultures so that folding origamis and painting graffitis never felt too disconnected from each other. Curious by nature, I have experimented with multiple ways of expressing art: sculpting, drawing, painting and capturing photographs to name a few. In the past, my work have been often based on polymer clay, digital photography and Photoshop. Although presently, I am largely inspired by nature, it's beauty and everything that it has to offer in form of raw materials."






















































































































 

 

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