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Michiyo Ihara
Snowflakes 152 Trance Fusion - Ying and Yang Planets Pattern Pencil Mandala 2016

2016

$5,000
£3,777.74
€4,328.15
CA$6,976.62
A$7,604.16
CHF 4,020.25
MX$91,539.67
NOK 51,027.03
SEK 46,781.36
DKK 32,331.45

About the Item

Meticulously intricate patterns and little vignettes with tiny ringed planets and galactic cosmos reach outward from the center of this circular mandala. Two perfectly balanced Ying and Yang symbols, one at the top and one at the bottom, suggest that two opposite halves complete wholeness, continuing the themes of cosmic order and continuity. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pencil on paper. Framed in an off-white wooden frame with UV plexiglas and archival materials, 22.25 x 22.25 inches (unframed) 25.25 x 25.25 inches (framed). Signed and titled on back of 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.
  • Creator:
    Michiyo Ihara (1965, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    2016
  • 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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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Kent, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU19717407002

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