Shinkichi Tajiri Dutch-American, 1923-2009
24 3/4 x 11 x 23 1/4 inches
RED BRICK SERIES
"Here in my foundry I feel like the old Alchemist, pouring white hot liquid metal into molds; changing matter." - Shinkichi Tajiri
In 1956, Tajiri found a soft red firebrick used in constructing ovens. He carved and engraved the bricks - sometimes up to 100 pieces - and assembled them into one large mold. The mold was then filled with molten bronze and later broken open to reveal the sculpture. The Red Brick series dated until 1965.
Provenance
Private collection, The NetherlandsExhibitions
Copenhagen, Denmark, Court Gallery, Tajiri Sculptures 25, 1966
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Stedelijk Museum, Tajiri, 1967
Groningen, The Netherlands, Tajiri/beelden 1960-1967, 1967
Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Shinkichi Tajiri, Studentenkerk, 1969
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Tajiri, Sculptures, Drawings, Graphics, Books, Video tapes, Films, Retrospective, 1974
Maastricht, The Netherlands, Bonnefantenmuseum, Tajiri, Sculptures, Drawings, Graphics, Books, Video tapes, Films, Retrospective, 1974
Venlo, The Netherlands, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Tajiri, Retrospective exhibition, 1993
Amstelveen, The Netherlands, Cobra Museum, Tajiri, Stille dynamiek en eenheid in pluformiteit, 1997
Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Museum Het Valkhof, Shinkichi Tajiri: Snelheid, Erotiek en Geweld, 2003
Leiden, The Netherlands, SieboldHuis, Shinkichi Tajiri Universal Paradoxes, 2015
Literature
Brattinga-Kooy, Willemijn, Tajiri, Stedelijk museum Amsterdam, 1967
Stufkens, A., Tajiri: Snelheid, Erotiek en Geweld, 2003, Museum Het Valkhof Nijmegen, vol.2, no. 208, p. 151
Westgeest, Helen, Shinkichi Tajiri, Universal Paradoxes, 2015, p. 55