Japanese artist Hirotoshi Ito carves smiling faces into cold, hard stones - but his art reveals something deeper about human nature.
Ito finds river stones near his home in Japan and transforms them into his famous "Laughing Stones" by finding their cracks and breaking them open. His family has worked with stone since 1879, but his approach is unique.
"A smile on the beholder's face is the main motivation for my work," he says. Through his sculptures, Ito shows us that the coldest, hardest people often have the most warmth inside - they just hide it better.
His stone art serves as a powerful metaphor: sometimes the people who seem coldest simply need someone who sees past their protective exterior.
Ito finds river stones near his home in Japan and transforms them into his famous "Laughing Stones" by finding their cracks and breaking them open. His family has worked with stone since 1879, but his approach is unique.
"A smile on the beholder's face is the main motivation for my work," he says. Through his sculptures, Ito shows us that the coldest, hardest people often have the most warmth inside - they just hide it better.
His stone art serves as a powerful metaphor: sometimes the people who seem coldest simply need someone who sees past their protective exterior.
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