
A contemporary adaptation of Japanese art, modern kintsugi puts aside ceramics and turns wood into canvas.
Has Ernest Hemingway know about the art of kintsugi when he said “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.” Kintsugi has been in our lives since the 15th century; it is the art of combining broken ceramics with gold leaf.

Artist Joel Parkes is inspired by Kintsugi art and expresses himself with transform unwanted wood into sculptural. Drying and manipulating it until it ruptures, he uses melted metals, gold leaf and other natural elements to ornament his work in remarkably elegant ways.

You can reach the artist who is already in cooperation with the art galleries on the internet; also you can visit to London to see his works.
