Yasue Maetake’s Stunning Sculptures at Nina Johnson Gallery
New York-based artist Yasue Maetake brings an intuitive and ever-evolving practice in glass art to Nina Johnson Gallery. Throughout the Exhibition Library, “Three-Legged Idols” will unveil the visionary’s stunning tripod sculptures; fusing a myriad of materials, from seashells, to brass, to found tree branches, Maetake’s ethereal works pass on stories of mythology, nature, and humanity in abstract and elegant fashion. Shinto ritual ceremonial dance (2022-23) catches the eye in a statuesque composition of materials including fossils, steel chain, origami, and plywood. Ishtar (2023) is titled after an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love and fertility, Rafflesia (2023) is an ode to earth’s largest flower, while Tanzaku (2022-23) reflects prayer cards suspended from bamboo branches during the traditional Japanese Star Festival.
