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Minako Abe
Abe's working process begins with the computer processing of landscape photographs. When these images are shaken, familiar and preexisting scenes become twisted and distorted, producing unexpected colors and shapes. These warped scenes are then photographed and then painted on canvases not with a brush, but with a roller. This technique, which cannot be properly executed with a brush, achieves a matte flatness. If these landscapes are meant to be patterned after human faces, they seem to disclose the many "faces" of human emotion and expression: crying, anger, laughter. Abe's paintings make us realize the wealth of emotion hidden just beneath the surface of landscapes that surround us, rendered visible by a slight distortion seen through a different perspective.
This is Abe's first solo exhibition in two years. Her style seems to have rigidified, and her new works are much anticipated by overseas collectors.
[Image: "Scene No. 15" (2008), oil on canvas, 130x160cm]
This is Abe's first solo exhibition in two years. Her style seems to have rigidified, and her new works are much anticipated by overseas collectors.
[Image: "Scene No. 15" (2008), oil on canvas, 130x160cm]
Schedule | Nov 20 (Thu) 2008-Dec 20 (Sat) 2008 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 20 (Thu) 2008 18:00 - 00:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Base Gallery http://www.basegallery.com  | ||||
| Location | 1F Koura Daiichi Bldg., 1-1-6, Nihombashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exits 7 or 8 at Kayabacho Station on the Tozai and Hibiya lines, 5 minute walk from exit D2 at Nihombashi Station on the Tozai or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5623-6655 | ||||
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