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Michiyo Ihara
Snowflakes 125 Oneness, Planets, Crescent Moon, Patterns Mandala Pencil Drawing

2015

$5,000
£3,776.94
€4,365.07
CA$7,026.35
A$7,812.08
CHF 4,113.53
MX$94,784.01
NOK 52,079.34
SEK 48,681.49
DKK 32,574.68

About the Item

A meticulously detailed mandala containing tiny vignettes of celestial bodies, planets and miniature landscapes with endless horizons is depicted in carefully applied graphite on paper. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pencil and paper. Framed in an off-white wooden frame, 22.25 x 22.25 inches (unframed), 25.25 x 25.25 inches (framed). Signed, dated and titled on the back of the frame. Japanese-born artist Michiyo Ihara uses only paper and pencil to create artwork that expresses the complexity of the universe. Beginning at the center of the white paper, she makes her first mark. Building outward with amazing skill and intricacy, she rotates the paper to continue the drawing. Each tiny symbol, sometimes animal, plant or planet, exists within a cell-like membrane. One little universe begets another as they grow outward in a beautiful, imperfect near symmetry. Ihara begins each drawing title with the word snowflake to reference the infinite and unique possibilities of creation. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Interior Installation Photo: House styled by Jorge S. Arango for Smiros & Smiros Architects, photo credit Durston Saylor Photography
  • Creator:
    Michiyo Ihara (1965, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    2015
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Width: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Kent, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU19714784462

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