Aya Miyatake: Alabaster

The Drawing Room is pleased to present "Aya Miyatake | Alabaster," featuring ten pristine alabaster sculptures carved over the last five years.

In this exhibition, Miyatake presents ten pristine alabaster sculptures carved over the last five years. Each work sits or lies on its base in a posture that is unique and animated. Maru, which means “round” in Japanese, is a sumptuous pillow of gleaming soft white alabaster. Shiro Kin, translated as “white gold,” is a quiet triangular white shape with cracks she has filled with gold. Other works have more dramatic evidence of geological movement. Naname, which means “oblique,” recalls the profile of a bird alighting; its gray fissures possess the soft curve of feathers. Kujira, “whale,” lies emergent like an ancient Egyptian vessel at an excavation site. All of her sculptures give a natural and humble shape to the translucency of the alabaster.

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