{"id":9741,"date":"2024-09-03T23:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/?page_id=9741"},"modified":"2026-05-30T00:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:26:45","slug":"artist-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Statement | Kota | Oneness Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement\/#Artist_Statement\" >Artist Statement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement\/#Notes\" >Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement\/#Artworks\" >Artworks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"pl-9741\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-9741-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"padding: 100px 0; \" data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9741-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-9741-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9741-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9741-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Artist_Statement\"><\/span>Artist Statement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Wood grain is a physical record of cosmic rhythm. Time, weather, gravity, seasons, the rotation of the earth \u2014 these are the forces that have slowly inscribed themselves into matter. To follow that grain with a brush is to integrate the self into the whole \u2014 something far older and larger than the individual. This is both act and expression. I call this practice <a title=\"Cosmic Rhythm Series | Art Works | Kota | Oneness Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/cosmic-rhythm-series\/\">Cosmic Rhythm.<\/a><br \/>\nAs the medium that carries this record, I work primarily with <a title=\"Dialogue with Reclaimed Wood | Kota | Oneness Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement-a\/\">reclaimed wood <\/a>gathered from the streets. Each piece carries its own form, its cracks, its scars \u2014 quiet evidence of an unknown life lived nearby. I wash it, and bring it back as art. By weaving into the work elements of ukiyo-e and iwa-enogu mineral pigments, I am reflecting an identity that living abroad has made newly visible to me. I also work with chameleon and phosphorescent pigments \u2014 the work shifts dramatically depending on how it is seen.<br \/>\nAt the foundation of this practice is the Law of Dependent Origination, as taught by Shakyamuni \u2014 the understanding that all things exist through mutual relationship. It connects also to wabi-sabi, ichigo-ichie, and Ko-Shinto \u2014 the aesthetics and spirit that run deep in Japanese culture.<br \/>\nNature and humanity. Past and future. The individual and the whole. All of it, one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9741-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9741-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notes\"><\/span>Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ko-Shinto: The indigenous, prehistoric spirituality of Japan that worships nature itself, prior to the influence of foreign religions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement-a\/\">Dialogue with reclaimed wood<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9741-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9741-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Artworks\"><\/span>Artworks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0e <a title=\"Cosmic Rhythm Series\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/cosmic-rhythm-series\/\">Cosmic Rhythm Series<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9741-0-0-3\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"widget_text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9741-0-0-3\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><style>\nbody {\n  background-image: url('https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMGP1572-scaled.jpg') !important;\n  background-size: cover !important;\n  background-position: center !important;\n  background-attachment: fixed !important;\n  background-color: transparent !important;\n}\n<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Statement Wood grain is a physical record of cos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10574,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/?page_id=8893","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9741","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9741"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14302,"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9741\/revisions\/14302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}