Yoshitomo Nara Reach Out to The Moon, Even If We Can’t. Installation View, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2023. © YOSHITOMO NARA, 2023. Photo: Dan McCabe.
You will explore Nara’s iconic characters while being guided through the design process and clay hand building techniques, to create your own whimsical figurative sculpture. All art materials are supplied.
Please note: your sculptures will remain at AGWA at the conclusion of the workshop for firing. You will be notified when to collect the works.
What you need to bring:
Lunch, snacks and a drink. There will be a 30 minute lunch break.
Celebrated Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's first Australian solo exhibition brings together major sculptural works alongside paintings, drawings, ceramics, and photography. Spanning 2011-2022, the exhibition focuses on key works from Nara's recent output. Dramatically presented in AGWA's largest gallery space, the sculptural works form a series of interrelated islands that span a range of feeling states. Individually and collectively, they demonstrate Nara's unsurpassed ability to convey emotional nuance with clarity and moving intensity. The feeling of these works is echoed by surrounding drawings, paintings and ceramics in Nara's distinctive style.
3 hour workshop
Cost: $45 per person
15 people maximum
Suitable for ages 12+
