44mk PUSSY WILLOW XIIII willow 8"(h) x 12"(d) $2,200

91-96mk CURLY BIRCH BOWLS 6" -10.5"(H) 2008 $11,000

 

84mk FOUR TIER CURLY BIRCH BOWL curly birch bowl 10.5" x 10" x 11", 2001 $1,900

Statement The important aspect of my work is the ability to express things; craftsmanship alone is not enough. The purpose of a work such as this is to appeal to one’s emotions. For me, arts and crafts entail a spiritual processing of material, linking humanism to objects. I often start to make a basket by relying on old traditions, but before long I start to raise the rim toward strange themes, to the horror of ethnographers and master basketmakers. What begins as an ordinary utility object soon turns into a creative work. The heritage of willow objects is a continuum in which I represent the contemporary aspect. It is no longer of any significance to make traditional utility objects of willow to that same extent as in the past.... A new function is to be found in the symbols of the object, the tales and messages which the maker leaves of his personality. This is known as expression. from Weaving the World: Contemporary Art of Linear Construction Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan 1999.                                                                                                                                Markku Kosonen

68mk OBJECT NO I Finnish white birch 5” x 27.5” x 19” 13 x 70 x 48 cm 2000 $800

Catalog #1 MARKKU KOSONEN click for more information	Catalog #10 HELENA HERNMARCK MARKKU KOSONEN click for more information	Catalog #18 10TH WAVE PART I: New Baskets and Freestanding Sculpture click for more information	Catalog #27 A SCANDINAVIAN SENSIBILITY click for more information

Book #04 Contemporary International Basketmaking click for more information	Book #07 The Art of Basketry click for more information	Book #28 The Grotta House by Richard Meier click for more information

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