DOGTokyo2017 Art Installation

DOGTokyo2017 Art Installation

DOGTokyo2017 The concept behind DOGTokyo2017 installation DOGTokyo2017 is the second in the series of DOG installations. The first, highly successful, installation was in London in 2010. The sculpture itself is a simple work which carries complex questions. In its...
DOGLondon2010 Sculpture Installation

DOGLondon2010 Sculpture Installation

DOGLondon2010 DOGLondon2010 DOGLondon2010. This is the story of Akane Takayama’s award-winning DOG Sculpture Installation in London in 2010. A groundbreaking work based on very simple concepts but involving many layers, not least possibly the first intrinsic use...
Car and Ammonites

Car and Ammonites

Fossil fuel in action Automotive carbon footprint The move forward The line between The weight of the future Closing the gap A substantial change Carbon imprint The bed of an idea The carbon ceiling A concept is born Our fossil future Car and Ammonites speaks to our...
The Age of Oil

The Age of Oil

The Age of Oil Age of Oil: Past IWhat are we looking at? What do we see? How do we approach this work? This is Takayama’s art at work, posing questions, offering positions and enticing the observer to observe. In this series we have to be alert to what is actually...
The Walls of Culture

The Walls of Culture

The Walls of Culture Walking the Wall I If culture is seen as an interface between our psychology and environment, then our own fragility is obvious. Our realities are illusions and our thoughts are pieces on a gossamer chessboard. Walking the Wall II In the...