Toyoharu Kii: Geophytes
The latest body of work by acclaimed mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii explores themes of rebirth and renewal in the natural world.
Titled after perennial bulbs that reinvent the landscape every spring, Geophytes is a celebration of the earth's ability to heal and thrive.
Modern Mosaic Master
Toyoharu Kii
b. 1953, Ehime, Japan
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti. Inspired by sumi-e ink painting, Kii’s abstract mosaics are a meditation on pattern and form, relying on the careful placement of tesserae to convey sophisticated concepts.