Sho Kishino Japanese, b. 1972

The Japanese festival of Obon ( お盆) traces back to ancient Chinese and Buddhist rituals that honor one’s ancestors. It is believe that this time every year, the ancestor’s spirits...

The sound of footsteps, the rounded shoulders of a priest, the crowing of a gamecock, a mother’s gentle smile…these works possess not only sorrow, but also humor. Light and shadow...

Lotus: Beauty that Rises from the Mud Growing out of muddy water, the lotus produces flowers that represent purity and clarity, resulting its use as a symbol of Buddha’s wisdom....

An Artist Who Sculpts ‘Emptiness’ Shoko Aono Shō Kishino’s sculptures depict the ‘emptiness’ that envelops them. Although they may take the form of a human figure, an animal or a...