- Hiroko Yamada
- The Garden of Forgotten Seeds, 2014
- Hand-built ceramic, acrylic, polymer, and beaded glaze
- 60 x 42 x 36 in (152.4 x 106.68 x 91.44 cm)
- Signature: Signed and dated “H. Yamada 2014” etched into the base.
- Inv: LO-2024-GFS-01
-
Sold
Artist: Hiroko Yamada x
The Garden of Forgotten Seeds rises as a sculptural landscape of clustered, tubular, and mound-like volumes, each surface meticulously covered in hand-applied beads, dots, and painted circles. The work suggests a hybrid garden, evoking both coral reefs and imagined plant life that could emerge from forgotten or dormant seeds. Vivid colors—orange, cobalt, chartreuse, and lavender—reject naturalistic restraint and instead amplify the sensation of fertile excess, where growth appears endless and uncontrolled. Okada’s practice merges traditional hand-built ceramic processes with maximalist surface treatment, producing works that blur the boundaries between living systems and fantastical invention.
- Subject Matter: Biomorphic abstraction, natural growth, memory, transformation