PHYLOGENESIS – YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA

Wood sculptor Yoshimasa Tsuchiya’s second collection in 10 years!
It features new works after his first collection “Sylvan Whispers”. In his own words, Tsuchiya writes about the sources of his imagery and his memories of “ikimono” (living creatures).

Since time immemorial, “living creatures” have repeatedly flourished and become extinct. In the ten years since the publication of his first collection, ” living creatures,” including humans, have been subjected to all kinds of life-and-death crossroads. Tsuchiya’s work using “living creatures” as motifs has expanded to include a variety of imaginary creatures.
In the process of carving many living creatures, Tsuchiya became aware of the phylogenetic evolutionary process of living creatures as they branch out, expand, and evolve.
In each “living creatures” piece, Tsuchiya has always looked at the ecology of the creatures and listened to their voices, and their “way of life” is engraved.

●Japanese and English are used in this book.

＜Table of Contents＞
Illustrations

＜Text＞
・Preface “PHYLOGENESIS”
・Deer
・Hooves and Antlers
・Cat
・Nine Cats
・The edge of each
・Claws and fangs
・Leopard
・Fox
・Encounter
・Farewell
・Beasts in the service of the gods
・The tortoise as a symbol
・The realization of a small dream
・Another world inside the shell
・The power of the deformity
・The House of Avalokitesvara
・Beautiful things

＜Materials＞
・Portraits
・List of Works
・Chronology