Kunié Sugiura Japanese-American, b. 1942
Upside Down Pyramid, 1995
12 photograms, gelatin silver prints (6 diptychs, positive/negative)
Dimensions per print, descending order:
31 x 21 1/2 in (78.74 x 54.61 cm)
22 x 17 1/2 in (55.88 x 44.45 cm)
18 1/4 x 15 in (46.36 x 38.10 cm)
14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
10 x 8 in (25.40 x 20.32 cm)
7 x 5 in. (17.78 x 12.70 cm)
31 x 21 1/2 in (78.74 x 54.61 cm)
22 x 17 1/2 in (55.88 x 44.45 cm)
18 1/4 x 15 in (46.36 x 38.10 cm)
14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
10 x 8 in (25.40 x 20.32 cm)
7 x 5 in. (17.78 x 12.70 cm)
Further images
Upside Down Pyramid Consisting of twelve botanical photograms, this work expresses Sugiura’s continuing fascination with flowers. Here, the artist cut six flowers into half, used them to create positive and...
Upside Down Pyramid
Consisting of twelve botanical photograms, this work expresses Sugiura’s continuing fascination with flowers. Here, the artist cut six flowers into half, used them to create positive and negative photograms of different sizes, and symmetrically arranged them in the form of an inverted pyramid. The combination of different types of flowers invites the viewer to compare the forms and appreciate the uniqueness of each. The work’s unconventional display of floral forms is intended to encourage the viewer to reflect on their beauty in a way that is different from more traditional presentations like ikebana.
Consisting of twelve botanical photograms, this work expresses Sugiura’s continuing fascination with flowers. Here, the artist cut six flowers into half, used them to create positive and negative photograms of different sizes, and symmetrically arranged them in the form of an inverted pyramid. The combination of different types of flowers invites the viewer to compare the forms and appreciate the uniqueness of each. The work’s unconventional display of floral forms is intended to encourage the viewer to reflect on their beauty in a way that is different from more traditional presentations like ikebana.
Provenance
ArtistAlison Bradley Projects, New York, NY
Exhibitions
Kunié Sugiura: Discoveries, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2025Kunié Sugiura: Something Else, Alison Bradley Projects, New York, NY, 2025
