Making beauty: Mori Junko

[@lordsnooks2804]

This is one art piece at the British Museum I'll never forget seeing when I visited their Hokusai exhibition. It was like a coiling snake, the scales of fish swimming through anemones, a twisting ebony dragon, grass rustling in the breeze, and the floating ink wreaths of the Heptapods from the movie Arrival all in one. It was just mesmerizing.

[@Unsolicitedbias]

It's not that the work is amazing or being exhibited is amazing. She is amazing. It's her being displayed there in that glass case. Its her "child" that she gave birth to, her creation, only hers and no one else's. She is amazing.

[@marionkilian7188]

Such a true statement from an artist “I surprise myself and then something is born from me”…incredible work.

[@sunofslavia]

Absolutely astonishing. It's as beautiful as crystalline structures made by nature.

[@Willensimperium]

Oh my god, why didn't i know about her? That's basically what i was dreaming about since years when thinking about great sculptures, it's perfect...

[@Hypatia4242]

Ms. Mori Junko is one of the artists I would love to sit down and talk to about art and everything. I love what she said, that the repetition is meditative, and that she is proud of her working roots.

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

I always wonder why those who dislike something on youtube dislike it. Do they dislike the video itself, the art, the artist, or are they just trolling because they can't stand to see no dislikes? Speaking as a metalsmith, Mori Junko is one of my absolute most admired artists. A huge thank you to the British Museum for producing this short introduction to who she is and what she does.

[@mblgxyz5923]

I don't like the art

[@barirwin8559]

it can simply mean the person who clicks dislike is informng the algorythim to show them less of this type of content.

[@brianflynn5355]

@@mblgxyz5923 Nobody likes you lol

[@Litzbitz]

SHE IS AMAZING AND HER ART IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

[@lisathomas1622]

I worked in a foundry and imagined making art fairly often. I’m almost sixty now and I’m finally making art. This work is extremely inspiring, full of movement and the sensations of wind blowing and water flowing is delightful.

[@phillblake6829]

Loving these Japanese artists

[@tanyaleef5138]

Amazing and superbly crafted piece what a fantastic achievement both in terms form and details

[@annwitten4359]

Such gorgeous movement! So fluid…

[@JEM1989]

Shes an amazing artist! Just so very interesting, her method, her medium, shes hard working as well. Her accent is so unique as well! I could listen to her talk forever

[@33333cherokee]

huge huge thank you what an inspiring woman.

[@edwardtait4285]

So fresh. Thank you.

[@neilmarlow3327]

Wonderful work Junko and a lovely short film.

[@agustinrodriguezcantalapie581]

I love this videos :), great work keep it going please!!!!

[@nokiot9]

Holy crap her accent is half Japanese half British! WHAAAT 😮

[@rhijulbec1]

So beautiful. So expressive. Just breathtaking. Her art is simply amazing~a word I rarely due to extreme overuse~but in this case it fits. Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁

[@ericswain4177]

Awsome artwork !

[@blakeshedd]

astounding--thank you for sharing your vision!

[@rogergarcia3021]

Like the explosion and growth of of molecules, the development and layer's seem never ending. Like I repeated before the skill is the gift not the end product. I see that vision too. The repetition is the love of the process. Thank you for the video. Roger from Texas

[@sail2byzantium]

Amazing and beautiful works! Very intriguing, with their massed simplicity combined with very intricate details. The pieces that really struck me were at 1:54, 2:01 and 2:53. Thank you!

[@lazlomattachine8334]

Beautiful!

[@ZACY29]

Beautiful things are made one thing at a time.

[@petrameyer1121]

Amazingly mesmerizing.

[@gavinhill4121]

Awesome piece and workwomanship. But also fantastic that the BM are able to procure this type of work. Think I'll go and see it.

[@petrfrizen6078]

金属アートの非常に美しい作品！

[@mutualbeard]

Fabulous.

[@Sheepdog1314]

beautiful

[@MrTentakul]

7:27 to the end is the true arts definition i also believe in

[@98Zai]

It looks like it's moving slightly. Reminds me of ferrofluids.

[@ravichudasama6109]

No1 work frend

[@jennief2108]

Thank you )

[@valuchinn]

maravilloso!

[@MrSongib]

7:17 I had the same thought about it when come to this titles and things like that. xd

[@Igbarash]

incredible

[@dliessmgg]

5:40 "and then the british (museum) jumped in immediately and said we're having that" I can't believe it's not a satire on colonialism ;)

[@dannydano8072]

Yes how dare the British Museum buy a piece of art (at a very hefty price), made by an artist residing in Britain, from a commercial gallery in England! What is even more horrific is that the artist herself is quite pleased to have her work purchased by the British Museum! It is almost as if Mori Junko has no agency!

[@acanadian2285]

inspiring

[@ashleya3731]

Her art is something you say 'woah holly shit' when you see it

[@petrfrizen6078]

Have you ever created the Chanukhiya (candlestick for Chanukah)? If you did - would be very interesting to have a glimpse of it. Chanukah sameach to everybody!

[@Unsolicitedbias]

Someday I will see her welded metal brain, an artistic rendering of the Human Brain, neuron by neuron, possibly a Ten Year work that will stand in a Museum for a Millenia or more.

[@Stadtpark90]

It almost seems alive. Half dragonscale and half blooming rose. and then it looks fossilized - as if it has been dead a million years. and yet it does not crumble or rust, so it seems eternal. In Paradox Interactives “Stellaris” it would be “dragonscale armor” meets “living metal”: +2 armor regen, +1 hull regen - maybe after a Driven Assimilator was done with adding its distinctiveness to the mechanical hivemind. - it is probably a bit less. or more. she just would not say.

[@spudpud-T67]

She might say you are over thinking it. Just enjoy as an object of beauty.

[@petrfrizen6078]

Dear British Museum: I saw your comment in my mail box, but, through some reason, it is not being reflected at KZbin notifications… Someone might be blocking them…

[@mkultra8640]

I like the small petals effect. I appreciate the time and effort the artist put into her work. I have to say that for me, the form overall is not my cup of tea.

[@mr.perfect8746]

great art. Could ya'll tone down the added muSic? totally distracting.

[@HyuLilium]

modern "art"

[@EricDMMiller]

All that effort and it looks like shit. What a waste of effort, energy, and material.

[@Consrignrant]

Well, it's not displayed very well, is it.