Yoko Kubrick is a sculptor working between California and Tuscany. She works in marble, bronze, stainless steel, and other natural materials, creating forms that feel pulled from the world—like something shaped by water, wind, or time.

Her work is inspired by the curve of a petal, the undulations of moving water, and the ridges of a landscape. She calls this the emotive language of form: the way shape can carry feeling before you can explain it. She’s drawn to archetypal patterns we keep encountering across time and culture, and she returns again and again to studies of line, light, and proportion.

Her work has been exhibited at Filoli and is permanently installed at the University of San Francisco, and has been featured in publications including T: The New York Times Style Magazine and Kinfolk.

Artist statement

My work begins with forms found in nature — the curve of a petal, the spiral of water, the sheltering shape of a cave. Certain shapes seem to carry a quiet presence. We are drawn to them instinctively.

As a child, I was fascinated by sculpture that felt watchful or charged — guardians, sphinxes, cathedral figures. That early sense of awe continues to shape my approach. I am interested in how abstract form can hold space and suggest something deeply human without representation.

In marble, bronze, and steel, I seek to give permanence to gestures that feel familiar yet mysterious. Light and shadow soften the surface, allowing the work to shift subtly within its environment.

I live and work between California and Tuscany.