Morio Shinoda “Tension, Compression and Gravity”

Gallery Yamaki Fine Art

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Morio Shinoda (b. 1931) was greatly influenced by the geodesic concept of Buckminster Fuller and in the late 1950s began to create three-dimensional works based on the theme “tension and compression.” Shinoda’s three-dimensional works make mass objects float in the air by “stretching” and “pulling” wire against gravity, which induces visual discrepancies and a sense of tension with a continuously peaceful and stable force that does not slacken. Shinoda’s work formalizes borderline-strained relations expressed by objects in the air and compacted properties of mass. What makes his work unique is that these elements are controlled. The artificial spaces created by Shinoda’s sculptures are formed by structural dynamics and energy, which go beyond the boundaries of art.