Keizo Ushio
Keizo Ushio (Japanese: 牛尾啓三; born 1951) is a Japanese sculptor.
Biography
[edit]Keizo Ushio was born in Fukusaki, Hyōgo, Japan, in 1951. He graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts in 1976.[1]
Ushio's sculptures are made from granite. They have one sides and are based on möbius strips.[2]
Selected works
[edit]Ushio has contributed to the annual Australian Sculpture by the Sea exhibitions since 1999.[3]
In 2009 the City of Perth Art Foundation bought the oushi zokei, mobius in space, sculpture from that year's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. The following year the sculpture was unveiled at The Esplanade railway station. It is 170cm x 170cm x 80cm and made with pink granite and red ochre.[4]
The sculpture Flight is at the entrance of the Vibe Hotel at Canberra Airport in Australia.[5]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ Friedman, N. A.; Sequin, C. H. (2007). "Keizo Ushio's Sculptures, Split Tori and Möbius Bands" (PDF). Journal of Mathematics and the Arts. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Sculpture Rocks". Broadsheet. 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Sculpture by the Quay: cancelled art walk gets a new Sydney spin-off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Lord Mayor unveils new CBD sculpture". perth.wa.gov.au. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Flight by Keizo Ushio". Canberra Airport. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.