Haroshi (born 1978,
Tokyo
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) is a Japanese artist.
Haroshi's sculptural works are primarily constructed out of recycled
skate decks.
Creative practice
In addition to
sculpture
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, Haroshi is a
collector,
painter
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,
architect
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, and
industrial designer
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.
Haroshi's art studio in located in the outskirts of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
.
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
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and
Karimoku Furniture to create
bearbrick toys.
References
1978 births
Living people
Artists from Tokyo
Japanese contemporary artists
Artist skateboarders
21st-century Japanese sculptors
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