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Kenji Yanobe - mini Giant Torayan

mini Giant Torayan

by Kenji Yanobe

size: H29 x W19 x D12.6 in (H74 x W48 x D32 cm.)
Year: 2009
Edition: 100
Soft Vinyl, cement
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This mini Giant Torayan is a miniature sculpture of Kenji Yanobe's gigantic robot "Giant Torayan" that looms high above the viewer .

Kenji Yanobe Giant Torayan "Ginat Torayan" is the ultimate child's weapon, as it sings, dances, breathes fire, and follows only those orders given by children. It playfully allows the child to experience the responsibilities and excitement of controlling machines.
The picture on the right is the exhibition image held in 2005 at Toyota Municipal Museum (photo by Seiji Toyonaga). You can see how huge and powerful it is. (See Giant Torayan fire breathing on Youtube )
This mini Giant Torayan does not fire but its form is made very much similar to the original Giant Torayan.

Although Kenji Yanobe's work is very visually alluring, all of his choices are pragmatically dictated and streamlined to create machines of survival; survival of the end of the world.

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"Kenji Yanobe : Sun Child, Taro's Children" at Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum: Jan. 14, 2012; [Exhibition]; 2011 is the 100th anniversary of Taro Okamoto's birth, who gave Yanobe great influence on his life as an artist. In celebration of Okamoto's centenary, several exhibitions have been held this year. The last one is this "Kenji Yanobe: Sun Child, Child of Taro". Colliding with Okamoto's work, Yanobe presents a novel and exciting view before our eyes.; Read More >>

Kenji Yanobe "Levitation" at Yamamoto Gendai Gallery: Dec. 15, 2010; [Exhibition]; Kenji Yanobe's solo exhibition "Levitation", was held at Yamamoto Gendai Gallery. The selected pieces were from his entirely new series to operate on magnetic energy.; Read More >>

Gallerist talks about Kenji Yanobe: Oct. 23, 2010; [Interview]; We interviewed Yuko Yamamoto, the gallery owner of Yamamoto Gendai, about the a...; Read More >>

Kenji Yanobe "Mythos" exhibited in an old electric power plant: Jul. 23, 2010; [Exhibition]; [through Sep 23] This exhibition place used to be an electric power plant. Yanobe will transform this abandoned building into the "future" place by creating a story and put it as an installation...; Read More >>

What made Yanobe create "Torayan": Mar. 25, 2009; [Announcement]; The 1970 Osaka Expo, with its motto "Human Progress and Harmony" was the beacon...; Read More >>

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