Koichi Matsufuji was born in 1973 in Nagasaki, Japan. He studied glass working at Aichi University of Education, and after graduating he went to the United States with the support of a Pola Art Foundation Researcher Overseas Grant.
In the United States, Matsufuji studied sculpture at Illinois State University and received his master's degree in 2001. He was the Artist in Residence at a number of organizations, including New York’s Edward F. Albee Foundation and the Creative Glass Center of America in New Jersey (now WheatonArts), and later occupied similar seats at various events in Turkey and Japan. Today Matsufuji lives and works as an artist in Toyama, Japan.
The surfaces of Matsufuji's most representative works — those of the "Baby Series" — are finished with ground glass. As the ground glass provides a kaleidoscope of surface facades, depending on the way the light shines, the pieces glisten like just polished jewels. Matsufuji uses the lost-wax kiln casting glass technique in making much of his work. It starts with the making of the original form of the piece in wax, followed by the addition of refractory plaster to create a mold. Then, the mold is filled with glass and set in the electric kiln. The glass is melted at a temperature of 900°C and then cooled slowly over a number of days, after which it is removed and carefully polished.
Matsufuji says that his works gain a soul during the time they spend in the kiln, and therefore he’s extraordinarily careful when he takes them out and polishes them. He then inserts the babies’ eyes for the finishing touch. Today Matsufuji’s works can be found at galleries and in collections in the United States, Asia and Europe.
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(Biography provided by Ai Bo Gallery)
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'Swimming' Sheet Color Glass and Acrylic Painting
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works are part of Koichi's "Child One is Expecting" Series. These paintings are created using multiple glass layers and acrylic paint. There is a feeling of joy, innocence and ...
Glass, Acrylic
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Kabuki
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works are part of Koichi's "Child One is Expecting" Series. These paintings are created using multiple glass layers and acrylic paint. There is a feeling of joy, innocence and ...
Glass, Acrylic
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'Amber Baby' Cast Glass, Wood
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
“The glass baby, filled with light, sits before us like a god. It is the Existence as a prayer for the future.” -Koichi Matsufuji Matsufuji has long been interested in the materiali...
Glass, Wood
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'Jade Baby' Cast Glass, Wood
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
“The glass baby, filled with light, sits before us like a god. It is the Existence as a prayer for the future.” -Koichi Matsufuji Matsufuji has long been interested in the materiali...
Glass, Wood
'Seated Baby of Mercy' Cast Glass, Inlaid Glass Eyes, Wood
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works use the lost-wax kiln-casting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax and then pours in refractory plaster to...
Glass, Wood
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Lying Baby With Butterfly
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works use the lost-wax kiln-casting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax and then pours in refractory plaster to...
Glass
"Lion Face" 2023
By Anneke Bogardus
Located in New York, NY
Anneke Bogardus "Lion Face" 2023 Entirely hand sculpted. Raku fired. Finished With touches of Oil paint, Pencil, and Acrylic. 67” around, 8” Off the wall. Raku firing is an ancie...
Ceramic, Clay, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
$200
H 10 in W 8 in D 5 in
Contemporary Sculpture Hybrid Animal Bright Blue Orange Plaster Acrylic
By Polly Little
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hybrid II by Polly Little (2022). Plaster and acrylic paint.
Plaster, Acrylic
$3,300
H 9 in W 9 in D 7 in
Pain Killer (rouge) Contemporary Sculpture, Glass & Acrylic, 2010-
By Karine Giboulo
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In 2015, I made a series of sculptures called "HYPERland" illustrating the utopia promised by the "liberal democracy" and the dystopia that is rather created by the market and financ...
Glass, Acrylic, Polymer
La soprano calva, Murano Glass Sculpture
By Alfredo Sosabravo
Located in Miami, FL
Murano Glass Alfredo Sosabravo “La soprano calva” 1998 Murano Glass 18 x 8 x 8½ in Provenance: Private Collection, Miami Literature: Alejandro G. Alonso, Sosabravo: Las Tres Dimens...
Glass
$180,019
H 35.44 in W 133.86 in D 66.93 in
The Ladies’ Table by Cécile Raynal - Smoke-fired stoneware sculptures, bronze
By Cécile Raynal
Located in Paris, FR
The Ladies’ Table is an installation by the contemporary French artist Cécile Raynal that brings together portraits of women from the artist’s entourage, friends or people she has in...
Bronze
$1,250
H 25 in W 25 in D 2 in
"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko MATERIAL: metal / mirror COLOR: nature metal A mirror surface fringed by a steel strip in the form of a cross l...
Metal
$4,500
H 36 in W 36 in D 6 in
BACCHUS - GOD OF WINE AND FUNNN (One of a kind wall sculpture)
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Terracotta, Glass, Resin, Plastic, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$550
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.99 in
French Contemporary Art by Paul Gallaud - Acrylic Osmose Bande 03
By Paul Gallaud
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic glossy glass + inkjet painting Paul Gallaud is a French visual artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Croix, near Lille, France. After graduating with a BAC STI Applied ...
Glass, Acrylic, Inkjet
$880Sale Price|56% Off
H 20 in W 11 in D 6 in
"I Like When You Call Me Senhorita III, Contemporary Resin Sculpture"
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Resin, Plaster, Wood, Glue, Acrylic
$1,350Sale Price|54% Off
H 35 in Dm 35 in
Seashell-Encrusted Round Mirror, Contemporary Mixed Media Art
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Glass, Resin, Wood, Acrylic
$590
H 5.91 in Dm 11.03 in
White Shimmering Round Miniature Sculpture Acryl and Quartz. In a Present Box
By ASPENCROW
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
M10-w Miniature sculpture inspired by the Deflated Moon Series, Designed and fully produced by the artist - Edgar Askelovic - Aspencrow. Reflecting on how humans treat Earth, the a...
Sandstone
$141,598Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 35.44 in D 70.08 in
Rise of a Lollipop Man: The Bike - Original Hand Blown Glass Sculpture
By Boris Shpeizman
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Boris Shpeizman, an glass craftsman, transforms the childhood dreams of men into tangible art, focusing on the yearning for unattained toys and their delicate inner worlds. He crafte...
Metal
Apologizing Baby
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works use the lost-wax kilncasting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax and then pours in refractory plaster to create a mold. Then he fills ...
Glass
Attacking Baby
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works use the lost-wax kilncasting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax and then pours in refractory plaster to create a mold. Then he fills ...
Glass
Lying Baby of Davil
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
These works use the lost-wax kilncasting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax and then pours in refractory plaster to create a mold. Then he fills ...
Glass
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H 16 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
"Standing Baby of Sei-Sou" Koichi Matsufuji Glass Figurative Sculpture
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
Koichi uses the lost-wax kiln casting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax, pours it in refractory plaster to create a...
Glass
Seated Baby of Yama-Atama
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
Koichi uses the lost-wax kiln casting glass technique. First, he makes the original form of the babies in wax, pours it in refractory plaster to create a...
Glass
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H 23 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Standing Baby of Kounenbutsu, Koichi Matsufuji Cast Glass Figurative Sculpture
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
‘Standing Baby of Kounenbutsu’ is a figurative cast glass sculpture created by Japanese artist Koichi Matsufuji in 2014. Featuring a delicate translucent golden hue, this cast glass ...
Glass, Wood
Seated Baby of Tan-jyou
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
Koichi Matsufuji was born in Nagasaki in 1973. He studied glasswork at Aichi University of Education from 1991 and after graduating he went to U.S. by the support of a Pola Art Found...
Glass, Wood