Release the Stone - Sugimoto Sanae
The special artist book that offers a chance to own Sugimoto Sanae's body of works in a printed form. This is an object to collect and cherish in it's own right.
This book features 25 artworks created in 2023 for Sugimoto's solo exhibition at Gallery Casper.
The artist's signature drawing style using black and cinnabar inks is reproduced in the finest possible quality in thick card paper.
Limited editon of 300 copies
64 pages
Size 26.5cm×20cm
clothbound / hardcover / square backed / cased
1 x original artwork (14 x 9 cm / signed by the artist) is included in each copy
1 x A5 postcard is included
Printed in Japan
About the Artist
Sugimoto Sanae's understated, yet highly poetic drawings evoke imagination and narrative to the viewers. Based in Japan, she has a fan base all around the world.
Most of her recent works are drawn on paper with only black and orange inks (sumi) which were originally made for calligraphy.
After completed painting course at art college in Kyoto, Sanae had settled in her hometown. Recently she moved to Fukuoka, where she draws and takes selected commissions of artwork.
A collection of Sanae's drawings was published as "Close Your Ears" in 2018.
