Yumi2 : Chiseled Allure and Graceful Pose, 2015
Sculpture : marble · 130 x 55 x 55 cm 51.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$52,506
52 506 $US
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Type
Sculpture : numbered and limited to 8 copies
1 copy available
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist
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Signature
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
130 x 55 x 55 cm 51.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch Height x Width x Depth
Dimensions of pedestal:
10 x 55 x 55 cm 3.9 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
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Description
Yumi 2: Chiseled Allure and Graceful Pose is a white marble sculpture by Japanese artist Aya Toshikawa, created as part of her sculptural series “Sensual Marble Elegance : Quintet of Alluring Dolls”
This work represents a significant shift in Toshikawa’s practice, translating her manga-inspired painted figures into the language of classical sculpture.
The familiar kawaii doll, usually associated with color, flatness, and digital imagery, is here rendered in marble, a material historically linked to permanence, ideal beauty, and sculptural tradition.
The use of white marble transforms the pop-derived figure into a timeless presence, inviting slow and contemplative viewing.
Yumi 2 is defined by a poised and graceful stance, subtly contrapposto, evoking echoes of ancient statuary while retaining the stylized proportions of manga aesthetics.
The sculpture balances softness and structure, allowing sensuality to emerge through line, curvature, and balance rather than overt gesture.
The surface treatment is smooth and restrained, emphasizing form and volume over texture or narrative detail.
The simplified facial features preserve the identity of Toshikawa’s universe while introducing a sense of neutrality and calm.
This reduction of expression shifts the focus toward the body as an abstracted symbol rather than a character.
Within Sensual Marble Elegance , Toshikawa explores the tension between desire and restraint, animation and stillness, pop culture and classical heritage.
The manga doll becomes an idealized figure, removed from time and context, functioning as a contemporary archetype.
Yumi 2 is neither portrait nor character, but a sculptural form designed to exist beyond narrative and trend.
The work questions how kawaii and Neo-Pop imagery can endure when stripped of color and translated into a classical medium.
As a major member of the Japanese art collective CrazyNoodles, founded by Nippon Neo-Pop icon Hiro Ando, Aya Toshikawa situates this series within a broader reflection on the longevity of pop iconography.
Through its refined execution, elegant posture, and dialogue between tradition and contemporary culture, Yumi 2: Chiseled Allure and Graceful Pose stands as a key sculptural work.
A highly collectible piece, it is particularly suited for collectors of contemporary Japanese art, Neo-Pop, and sculpture engaging with the intersection of classical form and manga-inspired imagination.
Presentation
Aya Toshikawa (Lady Kawai) was born in 1979 in Kobe, Japan. After graduating, she began working as an animator and found a job in the industry of toys and games. In 1999 she produced poster, package, and skate board design. She typically paints from photographs, representing beautiful female Manga characters. Aya Toshikawa's artistic language is very much that of hand drawing, so that all the works produced for the Manga magazines maintain their feelings and expressions, even though painted on canvas. Toshikawa refreshing approach to the "fine art" was successfully received when she made his adaptation to oil paintings . Her creative universe is full of Lolita Manga, baby-faced and pure. The scenes are obviously suggestive, composed of young girls who are most of the time naked or clad only in underwear, along with characters engaging in subversive acts. Apart from being a brillant animator Aya Toshikawa has succeeded in converting her talent the world of fine art and has herself an international name as a talented and diverse artist.
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