Miwa has spent many years pursuing portrait sculpture as a means of expression. Although it is described as portrait sculpture, in fact Miwa’s work consists of realistic carvings of not only human subjects, but also animals and plants, insects, and everyday objects. From these painstakingly sculpted works, we get a sense of something universal and essential, something which transcends the subject.

三輪途道は肖像彫刻に長年向き合ってきました。肖像彫刻といっても対象は人間に限らず、動物や植物、昆虫、そして日常にありふれたもの、をリアルな描写で彫り出していきます。これら丹念に彫られた作品からは、対象を越えた普遍的なもの、絶対的な存在が感じられます。

Michiyo Miwa / 三輪途道

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Photo: Koki Miwa