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Kaz Oshiro — Disposal Bin
Kaz Oshiro

Disposal Bin

2009

Kaz Oshiro meticulously recreates a mundane industrial disposal bin using acrylic paint on shaped canvas, blurring the boundary between painting and three-dimensional object. With remarkable trompe l'oeil precision, Oshiro replicates the scuffs, dents, and utilitarian surfaces of the everyday container, elevating an overlooked object into a subject of careful artistic scrutiny. The work challenges perceptions of value and craft, inviting viewers to question the line between fine art and the ordinary world of commercial goods.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Kaz Oshiro, Disposal Bin, 2009

Kaz Oshiro meticulously recreates a mundane industrial disposal bin using acrylic paint on shaped canvas, blurring the boundary between painting and three-dimensional object. With remarkable trompe l'oeil precision, Oshiro replicates the scuffs, dents, and utilitarian surfaces of the everyday container, elevating an overlooked object into a subject of careful artistic scrutiny. The work challenges perceptions of value and craft, inviting viewers to question the line between fine art and the ordinary world of commercial goods.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
2009
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Muted Colors, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, 21st Century, Trompe-l'oeil, Hyperrealism, Still Life, Industrial Subject

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