About this character:
Many European architecture before the modern era has 3 windows in classic, symmetric design in main rooms of important buildings such as a courthouse, a museum, and a palace. About a decade ago, as an architect, Ben Ryuki Miyagi started incorporating such 3 windows in his designs of architecture.
His obsession with 3 windows now took on a soul of its own, evolving into an art character that looks like a bear, a cat, or a rabbit, with ribbons, tiaras, stars, hearts, and stitches. This character is named something beary in one word, depending on its style.
About this work:
This unique artwork is hand made with flexible polyester fabric, with soft cushions inside, like a plush toy. This is hand made, hand cut, hand sewn, hand painted, all by architect Ben Ryuki Miyagi himself in Kyoto. Not a single industrial machine was used in the making of this art.
The surface is hand-painted with ink markers, fluorescent markers, acrylic paints, and acrylic markers. This is much more than just a sculpture or a plush. This is more like a very unique 3-dimensional painting.
There is a hook on the back, so this can be hung on the wall like a painting. Or this can be displayed on a table or sofa, against a wall or backrest.
As a very lightweight plush, the shipping cost, and the risk of damage during shipping, are expected to be minimized, compared to heavier, more fragile sculpture.
This is contemporary art at the intersection of high art, pop culture, a subculture of toys, and cartoon characters.
Size:
294mm tall x 349mm wide x 116mm deep
Video:
You can see a video of this piece, or a similar one, on Instagram,
@architect_ben_ryuki_miyagi
at the highlight, or in the reel, or in the post feed
