Nagatanijeve čutne in monumentalne kompozicije v sebi združujejo sanje, poezijo in umetnost ter ponujajo priložnost za estetsko in kritično refleksijo; veter, čas, steber, vrata, stol, Zemlja in tišina so tiste ključne besede, ki se ponavljajo vedno znova in dajejo ritem naslovom njegovih del. Umetnik, ki živi in dela med Italijo in Japonsko, stvari preučuje iz filozofskega, pa tudi fizičnega vidika. Ustvaril je različna pomembna monumentalna dela, kot so spomenik za mestno gledališče Hachioji v Tokiu, Sedia del Vento za muzej na prostem Utsukushigahara v Naganu, Porta del Vento za muzej skulpur na prostem Hakone in tri spomenike za javni park mesta Yoshikawa v Saitami.

Nagatani’s sensual and monumental compositions combine dream, poetry and art, offering themselves as an opportunity for aesthetic and critical reflection: Wind, Time, the Column, the Door, the Chair, Earth, Silence constantly return as keywords, to give rhythm to the titles of his works. The artist faces things from a philosophical, as well as a physical point of view. Living and working between Italy and Japan, the sculptor creates important monumental works, such as the Monument for the Hachioji Municipal Theatre in Tokyo, Sedia del Vento for the Open Air Museum of Utsukushigahara in Nagano, Porta del Vento for the Hakone Open Air Museum of Sculpture, and three monuments for the Yoshikawa City Public Gardens (Saitama).

 

Nagatani Kyoji, Genesi 203, 2020, bronzo patinato, 22x27x26cm, Courtesy Punto Sull’Arte, Varese