Ken Sugimoto’s work is sculptural metalwork. He makes it unique with an organic form that isachieved by hand-forging the steel. He starts by heating the steel in a forge. He then creates aform that is inherently organic by hammering the forged steel by hand. The key elements of hiswork are tension and balance.The unique characteristics of stainless steel and carbon steel tend to unlock his imaginationwhenever he works with them. These steels lead him to extreme, dynamic, and streamlinedshapes. Polishing and buffing the dynamic metal geometries carefully and repeatedly yieldglossy surfaces that compliment and enhance the dynamic form of each creation.He was born and raised in Japan, and he studied design in Tokyo. He has over 25 years ofexperience as a product designer in both Japan and the United States, and now work as a full-time artist. He moved to the United States in 2005, where he encountered the world of metalarts while working as an industrial designer. He then joined a year-long program in Los Angelesto learn blacksmithing.In contrast to the mass production he was involved with for many years, Ken has always beendriven to create one-of-a-kind pieces in his art. At the same time, his knowledge of metal as amaterial, gained through his industrial design background, continues to influence his creativity.Since beginning his artistic journey, he has been willfully laboring in the world of metal art byboth exploring and challenging his artistic abilities and limits in the creative confines of hisstudio.