Koji
Enokura
Koji
Enokura
Enokura
Japanese, 1942 — 1995
The installations, sculptures and paintings of Koji Enokura explore the relationship between body and matter. The concept takes shape from the body of the artist himself, who tries to comfort his being in a search for existential self but also from the body of the spectator, who can become fully aware of his/her existence through the relationship with the environment staged by the artist.
In the first period of his career, Koji Enokura was part of the Mono-ha group, a Japanese movement within which artists share a deep interest in natural and industrial materials and in the interaction between man and his surroundings. In the 1980s, Enokura first became interested in sculpture and painting, techniques he often combines in the same work.
The work of Koji Enokura was first displayed by the Pinault Collection at the “Prima Materia” (“Raw Material”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana in Venice.
In the first period of his career, Koji Enokura was part of the Mono-ha group, a Japanese movement within which artists share a deep interest in natural and industrial materials and in the interaction between man and his surroundings. In the 1980s, Enokura first became interested in sculpture and painting, techniques he often combines in the same work.
The work of Koji Enokura was first displayed by the Pinault Collection at the “Prima Materia” (“Raw Material”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana in Venice.
