103129 | JAPAN & UNITED STATES. "Infant" oval cast bronze Medal.

103129  |  JAPAN & UNITED STATES. "Infant" oval cast bronze Medal. Issued circa 2005 (80mm x 88mm, 224.25 g). By Kazuhiro Adachi for the First International Medallic Sculpture Competition for Emerging Artists (where it won the Cast Bronze Award).

 

Head of infant facing slightly left // Blank except for "Newborn" and K. ADACHI. Edge: Some filing marks as made, otherwise plain.

 

As Made. Brassy-yellow surfaces. A unique example of an award-winning medal.

 

Ex David Baruch Simpson Collection (acquired from Medialia's Rack and Hamper Gallery).

 

Adachi exhibited this unique offering, along with two others, as part of a group exhibition entitled "The Portrait" and displayed at Medialia's Rack and Hamper Gallery from 31 January–14 February 2007 in New York City. The gallery's description of the exhibition reads "...Portraits are an ever present subject matter for the visual artist. One's own face, or the face of another, possesses an unlimited source of interpretation. It is an avenue into the character and personality of the individual. In this exhibition, the portrait is not confined to the classical sense of the word. The artists in this exhibition convey emotions and concepts through this medium, enabling them to recreate their subject."

 

Upload: 19 May 2025.