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Japanese artist

Haroshi (born 1978, Tokyo) is a Japanese artist. Haroshi's sculptural works are primarily constructed out of recycled skate decks.

Creative practice

In addition to sculpture, Haroshi is a collector, painter, architect, and industrial designer. Haroshi's art studio in located in the outskirts of Tokyo. Haroshi sources the skateboards he uses in his sculptures from his skater friends and skate shops he is friendly with. He had the idea to use skateboards as a sculptural materials one day when he was staring at a stack of used skateboard decks in his room. Haroshi has also collaborated with MediCom and Karimoku Furniture to create bearbrick toys.

References

  1. Branch, John; Lee, Chang W. (2020-01-26). "Japan's Skateboarders Roll, Warily, Out of the Shadows". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ^ Benson, Eben. "Juxtapoz Magazine - Haroshi: The Building Blocks of Life". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. Branch, John (2020-01-26). "The Stories Their Skateboards Could Tell". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. ^ Lendrum, Alex (2016-05-12). "Haroshi Transforms Skater Trash Into Fine Art Treasure". HYPEBEAST.
  5. "Haroshi "Still Pushing Despite the Odds" Exhibition @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery". HYPEBEAST. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  6. "Artist Carves Stacked Skateboard Decks Into a Colorful Collection of Sculptures". mymodernmet.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  7. "Haroshi and Karimoku Reunite for Another Medicom Toy BE@RBRICK Collaboration". HYPEBEAST. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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