Teppei Kaneuji

Born 1978 in Osaka, Japan
Lives and works in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto based artist Teppei Kaneuji investigates the mass consumption of contemporary Japanese culture, sourcing materials from everyday life, found objects and manga characters to create sculpture that is at once playful and menacing. His signature series, White Discharge, (2002 onwards), consists of architectonic constructions assembling action figures, plastic food, and other small objects, covered with goopy white resin. Static yet dynamic in form, the unlikely allure of these bricolage entities lies in their embodiment of estranged elements; be they physical or psychological, attributes are layered, rationalized and given a new life through complex arrangements. (Jane Lombard Gallery, New York)

Teppei Kaneuji
Jane Lombard Gallery

White Discharge (Built-up Objects #11)

Teppei Kaneuji