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Hiro Ando, SATOMI.N’S SYMPHONY OF SURVIVAL : FRAGILE FORTITUDE,
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SATOMI.N’S SYMPHONY OF SURVIVAL : FRAGILE FORTITUDE, 2015
Hiro Ando

Emerging artists

Sculpture : stainless steel

160 x 140 x 60 cm 63 x 55.1 x 23.6 inch

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Numbered and limited to 8 copies

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Engraved signature

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Sculpture: stainless steel

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160 x 140 x 60 cm 63 x 55.1 x 23.6 inch Height x Width x Depth

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The sculpture can be displayed outdoors

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Asian Pop

Silver

Artwork sold in perfect condition

Artwork location: France

2015, Edition of 8

Stainless Steel Polished

63 × 55 1/10 × 23 3/5 in – 160 × 140 × 60 cm

The artwork is signed by the Artist , carved with edition number and date on the base of the artwork

serie “Silent Steel Symphony : The Saga of School Girls in Battle”

In the heart of Tokyo, where the vibrant energy of modernity meets the echoes of ancient traditions, the enigmatic artist Hiro Ando embarked on a visual odyssey inspired by the haunting narrative of Koushun Takami’s “Battle Royale.” The result was a series of sculptures that breathed life into the characters trapped in a dark fable of survival.

Among them, the sculpture titled “Satomi.N’s Symphony of Survival: Fragile Fortitude” emerged as a testament to the delicate strength hidden within the chaos of a deadly battle. Satomi N, a figure both regal and innocent, stood frozen in gleaming stainless steel—a symbol of both tragedy and resilience.

The Silent Steel Symphony spoke of Satomi.N’s journey, encapsulating the fragility of her existence juxtaposed with the fortitude that emanated from her calm expression. The carefully polished stainless steel reflected not just the material choice but the dignity and grace with which Satomi.N faced the ominous circumstances forced upon her.

In the sculpture, Satomi.N’s pose bore the weight of an unfolding tragedy—a ballet of blades, a symphony of survival. The intricacies of her posture conveyed a narrative that transcended the brutality of the battle; it was a delicate dance of a young soul navigating the shadows of a sinister contest.

Fragile Fortitude—two words seemingly at odds, yet perfectly encapsulating the essence of Satomi.N’s character. Her journey in the Battle Royale became a silent symphony, each stroke of the sculptor’s tool a note in the elegy of innocence lost and strength found.

As viewers gazed upon “Satomi.N’s Symphony of Survival: Fragile Fortitude” , they were drawn into the emotional depth of Ando’s creation. The sculpture became more than a representation; it was a portal into the harrowing yet graceful world of Battle Royale, a poignant reflection on the capacity of the human spirit to endure even in the face of unspeakable darkness.

And so, in the quiet corridors of art, Hiro Ando’s Silent Steel Symphony echoed with the whispers of Satomi.N’s survival—a delicate yet resolute melody against the backdrop of a tragic tale.

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Hiro Ando was born in 1973 on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Hiro Ando started his career as an illustrator in 1995. In 2005 he founded with Saori Nakamishi an artist studio in Tokyo to manage the creation and promotion of other young neo-pop artists who express their own popular culture in their creations. Today the studio "Crazynoodles" has ten artists.

Hiro Ando is a versatile artist. He works in oil on canvas, digital media or video. His technique consists of making several sketches before painting on canvas. The painting shapes itself and emerges in the streets of Tokyo at night, and combines lots of colors and graphics. Hiro paints dark cityscapes and goldfish all over the canvas.

The marriage of the two subjects makes the whole of the painting dynamic and violent, with a strange feeling of eternity given by the goldfish which recall old Japanese paintings and watercolors. The sculpture is a recent addition to the media used by Ando, who started working on a series of orange, green sculptures ... inspired by Japanese popular culture. Thus the cat, which is a lucky charm in Japan, like the Maneki-Neko, takes different forms such as the samurai or the sumo wrestler.

The artist translates this theme into a modern style. The shiny and smooth materials, the vivid colors, the brutal but rounded shapes of Hiro Ando's sculptures take us to the world of manga in which the artist's generation grew up. Hiro Ando's art is the meeting between the Meiji era and Manga, he is Shogun in the world of Pokemon, he is traditional Japan seen through the eyes of young people: he certainly belongs to Japanese neo pop art.

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