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Koichi Ogino - The Wind is Blowing

Koichi Ogino - The Wind is Blowing

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Sculpture: The Wind is Blowing

Artist: Koichi Ogino

Artist Bio:

Koichi Ogino was born in Niigata, Japan. His work has been held in numerous group exhibitions in Japan and Australia including Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi seven times since 2004, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe six times since 2007 and ‘Sculpture Rocks’ in Sydney in 2021.

He received the Grand Prize at the 8th Kobe Figurative Sculpture Exhibition in 1994 and participated in the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium in the USA in 2012. Ogino’s work is represented in private collections internationally.

Description of Artwork:

The wind is blowing. It feels gentle on my cheeks, it feels strong on my chest. It is going to sweep me off my feet, it floats my body into the air. The wind is not blowing, I have nothing to fear.

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Location: Cranbourne Road/Baxter Street, Frankston

Photography by Steve Brown

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Baxter Street Rail Overpass, Cranbourne Road, Frankston, Australia 3199

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