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Neon Soil, 2020

Spirituality, jewel and metaphysics

Emi Kubota

Chelsea College of Arts at University of Arts London

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The Back Story

Neon Soil

Spirituality, jewel and metaphysics

This photography art project showcases soil and sculptures made of paper clay arranged on a balcony floor, enhanced through Photoshop by modifying the color range. The inspiration behind this project draws from various sources, including Maya Rochat, metaphysics, Frank Bowling, rituals, Korakrit Arunandochai, John Steinbeck's "The Pearl," and spirituality.

Using paper clay, I sculpted organic shapes reminiscent of Art Nouveau and pearl forms, which I then adorned with colors inspired by Frank Bowling's paintings. By placing these sculptures on the floor alongside sky-blue-colored soil, the composition evokes the essence of the ocean—a precious gem of the sea—with the soil resembling sand.

Taking cues from Maya Rochat's tree photography, I incorporated neon tones and embraced natural elements to capture astonishing textures. This project stems from my research on destruction as a therapeutic process, exploring its transformative potential.

* This creation is framed.

The Creator

Emi Kubota

Specialization/Major

Fine Arts

Graduation Year

2022

Location

Japan

About

My passion for storytelling and art led me to pursue a career both in art and filmmaking. I want to touch people’s emotions through my work that explores memory, gender, female identity, and personal experience. What inspires me to create my artwork is every day and memory, readings about philosophies such as Judith Butler, Laura Mulvey, bell hooks, and many other feminist writers. The creative process starts with my own thinking that leads to a concept of the artwork, researching certain social and political issues that concern me at that moment. After the research, I get inspiration from materials to make a sculpture, my surrounding, and my experience to write stories for filmmaking. My works stand out because of the strong concept behind the work. The concept has to give impact and the visual to be bold.
My journey in art began because of the need to express my abstract thought and personal conflicts from being unable to articulate myself well. I was drawn by colors, in particular how colors can be used to show our emotions.

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Features

Imperial

Metric

Measurements (Width X Height X Depth)

42 X 29.7 X 0 cm

16.54 X 11.69 X 0 Inch

Weight

0.27 kg

0.6 Lbs

Materials

Photosatin paper

The Process

The highlights of this project were the research and process to achieve the final work. It was intuitive and planned at the same time. The sketch was after I made the sculpture, intended to grasp the shape of the sculptures while thinking of where to put the sculptures and in what context. They are the size of my hand and intricate, so I laid them on a piece of paper first, to make them stand out. I thought of going against the minimalistic idea based on the decorative aspect of Art Neovoue. It was exciting that during the experimentation, there were newer findings of artists, techniques, and perspectives that I can apply to my practice. The term "spirituality" and "ritual" emerge as I went to further research about ambiguity, following my intuition and imagination when making the shapes.