Konichiwa Addictees!
We speak many languages art-loving amigos (as evidenced by our greeting... and well, 'amigos' 😉) but the language we are not totally fluent in is that of 3D printing. This friends, is the realm of digital shaman, Taketo Kobayashi (aka humanoise) - creator of art toys (specifically The NamelessOnes series) and, our newest Addicted family member.
The NamelessOnes series was created when Taketo produced artwork for the Digital G-O-D exhibit. “We needed something to symbolise our spirituality using art and technology,” he said.
The spirit of that “something” was turned into reality via a 3D printer. “Humans are a vessel of higher energy,” says Taketo. “We give visibility to that energy with our knowledge and experience, and by using traditional tools like a paintbrush or a digital tool like computer graphics software and 3D printing. That is art.”
Taketo's characters are steeped in contemporary Japanese subculture like manga and anime. He is creating characters with an animistic feeling rooted in ancient Japanese Jomon culture. Animism is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
“We all had an animistic feeling in ancient times. The idea everything in nature has energy or spirit inside can be found anywhere in the world. I’m not just talking about Japanese culture. It’s under the hidden layer of all humanity.” Taketo believes that’s the reason why Japanese characters, irrational and kawaii, are widely accepted in the world.
“The NamelessOnes are a fusion of spiritual energy, an ancient spirit, the unknown - and cutting edge digital technology.”
Welcome to your new 3D art toy obsession. Batteries not required 😉
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
11.8cm (H) x 10.0cm (W) x 3.5cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "This is the first NamelessOne in the series. It is an unmarked symbol of spirituality in a digital era, an ancient animistic spirit given life in the form of subculture." - Taketo Kobayashi
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
11.5cm (H) x 11.6 (W) x 3.5cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "The Divine Messenger. The all-seeing. A watcher." - Taketo Kobayashi
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
10.1cm (H) x 9.04cm (W) x 6.3cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "Geometry is the closest way to describe divinity." - Taketo Kobayashi
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
10.3cm (H) x 5.7cm (W) x 5.5cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "Higher dimensions lie in the visions of the shaman." - Taketo Kobayashi
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
12.6cm (H) x 7.8cm (W) x 5.5cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "Use the full capacity of your brain. PsychBrain is a symbol of higher intellect." - Taketo Kobayashi
Full-colour 3D resin printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited to 5
2020
12.0cm (H) x 9.0cm (W) x 3.5cm (D)
Arty-Fact: "The Divine messenger. The all-seeing. A watcher." - Taketo Kobayashi
Ultimately, Taketo believes technology can be harnessed to produce what he calls “a post-modern nature” that has a bigger vision of humanity and thinks in longer cycles than just our own lifespan. “That’s my goal. Maybe it’s not something I can achieve in my lifetime but I can pass it on.” ~ Taketo Kobayashi
Let us know if Taketo's art toys tickle your higher self. You can tell us all about it at elena@addictedgallery.com or blair@addictedgallery.com
Until the next one... awakening minds, one fused filament fabrication at a time (pretty sure that's not how you use FFF in a sentence).
Blair & El xoxo