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Atsushi Saga + Kazuma Koike + Didier Courbot "Casino Royale"
SCAI The Bathhouse
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Atsushi Saga, Kazuma Koike, Didier Courbot
Ordinary art enthusiasts, as opposed to art critics or curators, often advocate either enjoying an art piece just as it is or, alternatively, say that you need to try to understand the artist's ideas that lie behind it. The works of these relatively new artists, Atsushi Saga, Kazuma Koike, and Didier Courbot, approach the viewer with very different textures and qualities, and at first glance, the contrast between the techniques used and their outward appearances seem to lead to interpreting them as going in completely different directions. Interestingly enough, however, when you turn your focus to what the artists are saying, you sense that these seemingly unrelated works came into being through a common creative process. They are each very personal narratives acquired by the artist while going through the process of physical and mental development.
Atsushi Saga's painted surfaces have such a perfect finish that they could be mistaken for manufactured products. Their sheen enables the viewer to see his or her own reflection. Although the attempts of the viewer's conscious mind to breach the work are initially rebuffed, gradually confronting the piece over time eventually draws the viewer behind the surface of the stronghold, giving glimpses of the stories that lie within. The approach of Kazuma Koike, who spent his early childhood in Latin America and Spain, draws a more direct connection to the story world. His two-dimensional works and sculptures are imbued with an almost mythological world view, brimming with the sort of feeling that emanates from ancient characters, arousing an excitement like that produced by descending a dark staircase into an underground world to discover hidden relics. Unlike Saga's works, those of Didier Courbot invite the viewer to share the artist's world view. Although Courbot often uses very direct media like photography, his works do not take form until the viewer focuses his mind on becoming immersed within them.
Despite coming from different generations and backgrounds, these three artists give the impression that they somehow managed to hold onto a certain boyish sense when making the transition to adulthood and being professional artists.
[Image: Didier Courbot "Rain Collector" 2007, 50x40cm]
Atsushi Saga's painted surfaces have such a perfect finish that they could be mistaken for manufactured products. Their sheen enables the viewer to see his or her own reflection. Although the attempts of the viewer's conscious mind to breach the work are initially rebuffed, gradually confronting the piece over time eventually draws the viewer behind the surface of the stronghold, giving glimpses of the stories that lie within. The approach of Kazuma Koike, who spent his early childhood in Latin America and Spain, draws a more direct connection to the story world. His two-dimensional works and sculptures are imbued with an almost mythological world view, brimming with the sort of feeling that emanates from ancient characters, arousing an excitement like that produced by descending a dark staircase into an underground world to discover hidden relics. Unlike Saga's works, those of Didier Courbot invite the viewer to share the artist's world view. Although Courbot often uses very direct media like photography, his works do not take form until the viewer focuses his mind on becoming immersed within them.
Despite coming from different generations and backgrounds, these three artists give the impression that they somehow managed to hold onto a certain boyish sense when making the transition to adulthood and being professional artists.
[Image: Didier Courbot "Rain Collector" 2007, 50x40cm]
Schedule | Jul 20 (Fri) 2007-Aug 31 (Fri) 2007 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.scaithebathhouse.com/en/exhibition/data/_casino_royale_20070720/ | ||||
| Venue | SCAI The Bathhouse https://www.scaithebathhouse.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | Kashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from the South exit of Nippori Station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner, JR or Keisei line. 10 minute walk from exit 1 at Nezu Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3821-1144 |
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