light streams through shōji
photons dance on indigo
guileful seating
sandpaper digits
the craftsman’s hands devise shape
smoothing grit and grain
raw edges of trees
remain when cut from their roots
living through design
form follows function
well-contemplated facets
are necessity
a bipedal chair
where art meets mathematics
nascence of balance
consideration
of the spirit of a tree
remains in its grain
superfluousness
an unwelcome idea
contradicts nature
nine parallel lines
a symmetrical intent
curve out into space
installation by George Nakashima
installation by George Nakashima
a congruous bond
the east juxtaposed with west
seamlessly melding
polished and rugged
though seemingly conflicting
harmonize in form
a thin form ascends
cutting upward and outward
a new life, same soul
repeating pattern
a subtle geometry
order in chaos
circular sequence
death yields to fertility
reincarnations
perennial glow
a surface expands its arms
inviting respite
collectively still
unyielding relics cross paths
transfixed in movement
Photos by Stephanie D’Ercole
esherick to NAKASHIMA will be on display
at the Modernism Museum until late 2016.
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