{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/glitch-folklore-playful-sculptures-by-kenichi-nakaya/","result":{"pageContext":{"postId":166044,"title":"Glitch Folklore: Playful Sculptures by Kenichi Nakaya","author":{"name":"admin","avatar":{"url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9af25ed0fd46963a99e46b0b36a0ced8?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}},"colourFeatureImage":"[176,163,151]","excerpt":"Japanese artist and repairman Kenichi Nakaya describes himself as a folklore artist, and his sculptures sit right between rural craft, subculture and visual mischief. ","metadata":{"lowresImages":null},"date":"2026-06-10T20:01:00","slug":"glitch-folklore-playful-sculptures-by-kenichi-nakaya","link":"/glitch-folklore-playful-sculptures-by-kenichi-nakaya/","categories":{"nodes":[{"name":"Art","slug":"art","link":"https://inspgr.id/category/art/"}]},"content":"<p>Japanese artist and repairman <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cr_satoken/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kenichi Nakaya</a> describes himself as a folklore artist, and his sculptures sit right between rural craft, subculture and visual mischief. His work takes familiar Japanese folk-art forms, especially animal figures, and pushes them into stranger territory through distortion, slicing, glossy finishes and unexpected material combinations.</p>\n<p>Kenichi’s recurring sheep and bears are especially memorable. The sheep appear stretched and melted, with their reflections turning into wavy support structures beneath them. Bears are wrapped in neon tennis-ball surfaces or shaped by the skin and texture of a peeled mandarin. The familiar forms remain, but they have been transformed into glitchy, playful, toy-like figures.</p>\n<p>His practice also extends into fragmented portraits, stitched ceramic animals, pop-culture busts and hybrid creatures. Across the work, Kenichi connects the spirit of Japanese folk art with a sharper modern sensibility. For more of his surreal sculptures, visit his <a href=\"https://kuma.pb.design/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a> and follow him on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cr_satoken/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://theinspirationgrid.com/category/art/\">More art on the grid</a> <a href=\"https://www.visualflood.com/post/kenichi-nakaya-surreal-sculptures\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">via Visualflood</a></p>\n","postLabel":{"postLabel":null},"featuredImage":{"sourceUrl":"https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/06/art-kenichi-nakaya-feature.jpg","srcSet":"https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/06/art-kenichi-nakaya-feature-255x180.jpg 255w, https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/06/art-kenichi-nakaya-feature-805x568.jpg 805w, https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/06/art-kenichi-nakaya-feature-768x542.jpg 768w, https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/06/art-kenichi-nakaya-feature-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, 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