About
I am a Japanese artist, living and working in Helsinki, Finland. My artworks are animal sculptures described “Cute, innocent and humorous”.
The materials of the animal sculptures are mainly wood and clay (ceramic). I have learned traditional wood sculpturing in Finland, Japan, New Zealand and Romania. In Finland at my art school I learnt the traditional way of wood sculpturing with an axe and chisels.
In my artworks Finland meets Japan and Japan meets Finland. Both Finnish and Japanese cultures gave me my artistic expression technically and conceptually. Finnish painter Katja Tukiainen had an influence on my art with her expression of cuteness and positive energy. And Finnish sculptor Kim Simonsson inspired me with innocence of cartoonish sculpture. At the same time "Neo-pop art" represented by Japanese painter Yoshitomo Nara and Japanese culture Manga & Anime have had an influence on my art language.
Koyama´s page
(FI, EN) : Finnish Artist Association
(FI, EN) : Finnish Designer´s Associaiton
(En) : https://artfacts.net/artist/yasushi-koyama
Gallery
(FI) : Taidelainaamo / Helsinki artist association
SOCIAL LINK