A white cloth painting of six trees in orange soil against a bright blue background with white clouds and green foreground, hung behind a wooden table with various objects.
Side angle view of a white cloth painting of trees against a blue and orange background, hung behind a wooden table with objects on top.
Painting of trees in orange soil against a blue cloudy sky is hung behind a wooden table rocks and toy animal figures on a table in front.
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Yutaka Sone 曽根裕

African Landscape

Maker

Yutaka Sone 曽根裕 (Japanese, b. 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan)

Title

African Landscape

Year

2006

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Overall: 194.3 x 167.6 x 110.5 cm (76 1/2 x 66 x 43 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Anita Reiner Estate

Object Number

2020.24

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Elephant figurines made from different materials roam across Yutaka Sone’s mixed-media interpretation of an African landscape. Drawing from his own immersions in nature, Sone constructs pieces that invite contemplation. Pebbles and stones complement this fabricated landscape, raising questions about the built world versus the natural word and what is “real.”

—WC

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Yutaka Sone 曽根裕 (Japanese, b. 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan)
African Landscape, 2006
Acrylic on canvas, elephant figurines, various stones, wooden saw horses and plank
Overall: 194.3 x 167.6 x 110.5 cm (76 1/2 x 66 x 43 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Anita Reiner Estate 2020.24

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