Immemorial Foreseeing - Group Exhibition by 6 Japanese Artists |
The group show"Immemorial Foreseeing" organized by Shanghai FELLINI gallery and curated by Kumiko Odaka (aditi) has held in Shanghai in the spring in 2010. 6 Japanese artists, with various background and deifferent media, participated this project. --- 上海FELLINIギャラリーにて行われた企画展「Immemorial Foreseeing」展は、様々なバックグラウンド、メディアをもつ6人の日本人作家の作品によって構成された。 "We believe that artists have the ability to foresee the future, and their creations have always lead us to what lies ahead. That is the raison d’etre of these artists who manipulate time with freedom. From times past, such artists must have fortuitously unveiled their visions to us and to the future world. Sculptor Masamichi Ishimaru’s rare paintings express his pure praise for life that has not changed for his 30 years life. The contemplative gaze of mutual acceptance ―― eyes that seem to seek a future of coexistence, to transcend borders ―― with the majestic scenery in the background will fascinate the viewer. In Japan, cicadas have always been reminiscent of impermanence. The cast-off shells of cicadas are called UTSUSEMI, and are linked with images of UTSUSHIMI, a word meaning the living human body. On the other hand, in Chinese cicadas represent reincarnation, symbolizing prosperity. Ryuichi Ohira interpreted the traditional idea with his original artwork, expressing prosperity with 888 golden cicadas. From days of yore, human hair has been considered sacred, and it was a Japanese custom to preserve the hair of the deceased as a memento. Today, hair still has an important meaning, perhaps especially for women, where, for instance, a woman who crops her hair short is thought to signify that she has a broken heart. With his delicate style of expression and sure technique, Masaya Hashimoto used the horn of a water buffalo to imitate human hair. It expresses the undying desire for existence, and carries it to the future world. Takashi Arai (1978-) replicated old photographic techniques and depicted a past world beautifully. Time and space is compressed in the scenery, and it brings back old memories, reflecting the soul of the viewer. The sacred and the mundane, birth and death, the past and the future――In Hitomi Iuchi’s work, opposites make contact, striking a sour note, while ultimately arriving in pleasant harmony. “Mountain Quartet”, where monochrome light and shadow harmonize beautifully, is a refrain of abstractly expressed mountains. None is exactly the same. The rows of mountain tops in harmony seem to express that our chaotic world is a small world. Confetti used in celebrations gives us joy. At the same time, we see the passing of time when gazing at them dancing in the air. Masamitsu Katsu has clipped out that beautiful moment. His work brings back happy memories, and also gives us hope in the future. The 6 artists do not know that they play a role as a guide to the unseen future. Let their artwork lead you, to guide you towards your own unseen future." --- 「アーティストは未来を予見する力を備えていて、その創造によって、過去も現在も戸惑う私達を未来へ先導しているのではないかと考えます。それは、独自の視点を持って自在に時を操るアーティストのこの世界での存在意義でもあります。遠い昔から彼等は予感した何かを、今の私達へ、そして、未来の誰かへ、意図せぬうちに伝えてきたのではないでしょうか? [Links] |