Kohei Nawa

Kohei Nawa is a sculptor. He focuses his artwork on bringing textures to life. Concerned with the forms and surfaces of objects his artworks tend to exploit the nature of surfaces.
This is clearly demonstrated in his 2002 Pixels series. In this series he has covered his objects in various sized glass beads.

This artwork reminds me of Christmas, all the different baubles reflecting light in different directions. The glass beads on this Elk I feel has given the animal an elegance that is unseen to most people. They have long intricate antlers and short clean hair. these animals always remind me of a wise, nature loving camper; sitting in the woods next to a fire eating vegetarian meals.

I think the way Nawa has explored the surface of this animal is both bizarre and interesting... At first, seeing this i didn't really know what to think, it looked beautiful at first glance and even more amazing when you got close enough to see the Elk's fur magnified through the glass beads.