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Jun Azumatei & Man Furuya ”Memories of Light”
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP
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Jun Azumatei, Man Furuya
Both the artists in this exhibition use photographic techniques as a means of expression in their work.
Azumatei paints layers and layers of acrylic paint onto his photographs and polishes the final surface. While his photographs are faithfully and objectively reproduced images of the world, by painting over them, only the outlines are left so they resemble the subjective world that resides in the depth of light-filled memories. He depicts a world of landscapes untouched by man, scenes which do not exist but are somehow nostalgic.
Furuya's works are the documentations of light photographed only by the light of the moon; he photographs by moonlight using his unique technique with an 8 x 10 camera. With this he expresses the hum that fills the moonlight which continues to illuminate the earth regardless of how many years go by; it is an expression of a Japanese aesthetic which has been adored by Japanese people - the subject of art and poetry - since time immemorial. Furuya draws out that aesthetic and while at once reconstructing Ansel Adams' photographs of Yosemite National Park in America, he also arouses Japan's aesthetic consciousness in his work.
Azumatei paints layers and layers of acrylic paint onto his photographs and polishes the final surface. While his photographs are faithfully and objectively reproduced images of the world, by painting over them, only the outlines are left so they resemble the subjective world that resides in the depth of light-filled memories. He depicts a world of landscapes untouched by man, scenes which do not exist but are somehow nostalgic.
Furuya's works are the documentations of light photographed only by the light of the moon; he photographs by moonlight using his unique technique with an 8 x 10 camera. With this he expresses the hum that fills the moonlight which continues to illuminate the earth regardless of how many years go by; it is an expression of a Japanese aesthetic which has been adored by Japanese people - the subject of art and poetry - since time immemorial. Furuya draws out that aesthetic and while at once reconstructing Ansel Adams' photographs of Yosemite National Park in America, he also arouses Japan's aesthetic consciousness in his work.
Schedule | Jul 21 (Fri) 2006-Aug 26 (Sat) 2006 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Venue | Tokyo Gallery + BTAP http://www.tokyo-gallery.com/  | ||||||
| Location | 7F, 8-10-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from the Ginza exit of JR Shimbashi Station. 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. 5 minute walk from exit 5 at Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo or Yurikamome line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3571-1808 | ||||||
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