Water

Tokyo 1

2016

Tokyo 1

Tokyo 1

A closer look at the work

A rounded dark architectural termination projects before an orange ceiling. Repeated stepped edges curl around a circular centre, with a vertical wall descending beneath. Tight cropping removes the larger building, allowing the form to alternate between structural detail, cavity and independent body. Right angles confront curvature.

A building fragment becomes a spatial puzzle without losing material presence. Shadows emphasise recesses while even orange forms an almost flat counterpart. The eye tries to reconcile upper and lower, looking across and looking underneath. Withheld context keeps that process open: architecture becomes an experience of form and viewpoint before function or identity.

Format and edition details
Größe: 57 x 59,8 cm, Edition 1/7 + 2AP
  103 x 108 cm, Edition 1/5 + 2AP
  134 x 140,6 cm, Edition 1/5 + 2AP
Jahr: 2016

Details from the artwork archive. Please confirm the current presentation and availability personally.

Personal consultation

The work, the space, the presentation.

What interests you about this work? I take time for your questions, its origins and its place in a collection. Together, we explore differences between works and their relationship with space, light and architecture.

Size, selected materials and bespoke framing are carefully coordinated. The precise presentation develops through our conversation.

A photograph of the intended space can help us consider scale and placement.

The work in a space

Scale and spatial presence

Stone and clean lines
103 × 108 cm

Visualization · Spatial design proposal. The original photograph is inserted unchanged. All sizes share the same room, viewpoint and scale. Presentation and framing are discussed individually.

Explore another setting

An alternative design study. Size comparisons always use the setting you select.

Discuss the work

A personal conversation offers time to consider the work, its context and its place in a collection.

Stay connected

New works. Personal invitations.

Occasional notes from my studio — new work and upcoming exhibitions.

Receive invitations

Sign-up requires email confirmation. Separate from an artwork enquiry. Privacy

Tokyo 1

Discuss the work

Tokyo 1

2016

A question about the work, its presentation or the intended space is a good starting point. I will respond personally.

What would you like to discuss?

A non-binding enquiry. No purchase, reservation or newsletter sign-up. Your name and email are processed to respond to your enquiry. Privacy

How your data is used

Your enquiry is stored encrypted in the European project database and forwarded to André Wagner’s studio. Enquiry records are deleted there after 180 days; subsequent personal correspondence is managed separately. Please do not include sensitive personal information.

Tokyo 1