Kenneth Matsumoto received his M.F.A.in Sculpture at San Jose State University.
The sculptural work of Kenneth Matsumoto is symbolic in its form and content. It speaks of both human and nature as one; each dependent on the other for maintaining a balanced whole. This is accomplished through the integration of contrasting materials: slabs of marble, plates of steel in various hues, sizes and textures, glass that is clear, translucent and etched. The objects created are balanced physically, compositionally and philosophically. While the process that generates the ideas may be complex, the resulting objects are elegant in their simplicity.
Kenneth Matsumoto has exiibited his stone and glass sculpture in numerous solo and group shows at galleries throughout California.
Major Collections - partial listing:
APPLIED MATERIALS CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California
HITACHI CORPORATION, San Francisco, California
HEWLETT PACKARD CORPORATION, Palo Alto, California
SYNTEX CORPORATION, Palo Alto, California
APPLE COMPUTER INC. , Cupertino, California.
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, San Jose, California
THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, Sacramento, California.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, Arizona.
THE STEARNS CORPORATION, Menio Park, California
PRICE WATERHOUSE, Florida
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, Chicago
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR. Sunnyvale, California
JACK LINKLETTER
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY, Pebble Beach, California
KLA/TENCOR, Milpitas, California
XILINX, San Jose, California.
SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, San Jose, California
Artist's Statement
I seem to have found a form and a process that, in a simple and straightforward way, expresses my view of man's relationship to nature. I've taken stones of various types and sizes and worked them to create objects which suggest the form and function of vessels. I see these objects as metaphors for the idea that man and nature are one and therefore the results of man's activity on the environment is as much a part of the natural order as the effects of wind and water. In other words, I, as the artist, am the agent of erosion.
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