Collection: Akihiko Kojima / 小島 秋彦

木彫作家 / Wood Carving Artist

熊本県在住。2009年末から仕事終わりに木工作品の制作を独学ではじめ、2011年より作品の発表を開始。キノコをモチーフとした独創的な作品が注目され、徐々に活動の幅を日本全国へと拡大。
完全に独学で創作してきた彼の作品は、ありがちなファンタジックさや、工業製品のような緻密なリアルさとは一線を画しながら、まるで生命を宿しているかのような木彫の存在感を湛えてます。

現在はキノコだけではなく、本とカタツムリなどの小動物をモチーフに取り入れ、時間や物語の奥行きを感じさせる静かで重層的な世界感を紡ぎ出すシリーズのほか、画家ヒグチユウコ氏とのコラボレーションも人気を博しています。

Lives and works in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Started self-taught woodworking at the end of 2009 after work, and started presenting his work in 2011. His creative mushroom-themed works have attracted attention, and he has gradually expanded his activities to the whole of Japan.

Completely self-taught in creation, his work is distinctly different from the fantastical, industrial precision and realism that is so common, yet it has the presence of a wood carving that seems to come to life.

He now incorporates not only mushrooms but also books and small animals such as snails into his motifs, weaving a quiet, multi-layered world that evokes the depth of time and stories.
His collaborations with painter Yuko Higuchi are also popular.