Takeshi Masada & Tomohito Ishii Exhibition

Wako Works of Art

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Artists

Takeshi Masada, Tomohito Ishii

WWA is pleased to present a two-person exhibition by Takeshi Masada and Tomohito Ishii, two young painters who are in the gallery's selective "from/to" program. Initiated in the summer of 2004, "from/to" strives to introduce young Japanese artists and to provide them with a platform for their creativity. This exhibition will include new works on canvas by both artists.
Currently living and working in Osaka, Masada was one of the two artists in the gallery’s inaugural "from/to #1" exhibition. In his work, Masada carries out a breakdown of images into bold brushstrokes in vivid colors that emphasize the materiality of paint and surface. The highly deliberate selection of everyday subjects derived from the media reflects his relationship to the art and the history of painting.
A recent graduate of the Musashino Art University Graduate School of Art and Design Fine Arts Painting course, Ishii was selected to exhibit in "from/to#3" which took place in Summer 2005. After studying and internalizing landscape photographs that he himself has taken, he converts the images into "data" and transfers them onto canvas using swatches of brushstrokes. He controls the effect in a way that the more concentrated the swatches are, clearer and less abstract the images become. From the same landscape, he creates works that are both abstract and figurative, and in carrying out this process, Ishii creates a personal link between the act of seeing and painting.

Opening reception: April 8th 18:00-20:00

Schedule

Apr 8 (Sat) 2006-Apr 28 (Fri) 2006