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Kintsugi Porcelain Samurai Blue Flower by Rattan Hunt
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Waldsolms, GermanyOn Whoppah since July 2023 • 14 sales
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Kintsugi Porcelain Samurai
In a distant time, when the sun's light rarely penetrated the thick mountain mists, there lived a samurai whose soul hovered between strength and brokenness.
He was once a warrior of immaculate honor, but in a great battle, not only his armor shattered, but also his heart.
When he was found, he lay motionless among the rubble of his temple. The monks who discovered him saw in him not just a fallen warrior, but a symbol of humanity—imperfect, but precious. They gathered his remains—armor, mask, and soul—and reassembled him, piece by piece, using kintsugi, the art of healing what is broken with gold.
But instead of gold, they chose lapis lazuli blossoms, deep blue like the sky after a storm. Each flower represented a wound, each golden line the pain he had transformed into strength.
Thus was born the Porcelain Samurai – a ceramic warrior crisscrossed with golden scars, adorned with the blossoms of reawakening.
Today, he rests in silent meditation. His gaze is lowered, not out of shame, but out of wisdom. He carries within him the peace known only to someone who was broken and has put himself back together.
Those who encounter him sense this calm – a quiet reminder that true strength lies not in intactness, but in the ability to transform the broken into beauty.
The Kintsugi Samurai is not a guardian of steel, but of time, pain, and healing. A mirror of what we all are: artfully repaired souls, luminous in our scars.
Rotan Hunt – a self-taught artist from the picturesque Taunus Mountains in Hesse – has dedicated himself to a mission: to breathe new life into wood and other materials. His passion began early, deepened in a renowned carpentry workshop in Austria, and developed into true craftsmanship.
But Hunt never settled for traditional methods. He combines wood with stone, glass, resin, metal, and acrylic paints – creating works that are simultaneously raw, powerful, and full of expression. He refined his acrylic painting skills through the teachings of an artist at the Düsseldorf Art Academy – an experience that lends his work additional depth and intensity.
His mentor, the French artist Benoît Averly, also had a formative influence; he showed him how wooden sculptures can convey not only form but also emotion.
Today, Rotan Hunt transforms his home into a vibrant gallery: a place where visitors can experience the energy of his works firsthand. Each work speaks of a joy of experimentation, the search for balance between nature and modernity – and the urge to transform the everyday into something extraordinary.
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ConditionExcellentColorsBlue, Gold, White, BlackMaterialCanvasNumber of items1Height100 cmWidth70 cmDepth3 cm
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Waldsolms, GermanyOn Whoppah since July 2023 • 14 sales