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Mika Ninagawa "noir"
Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi
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Mika Ninagawa
Looking at the photographs of Mika Ninagawa, our eyes are first overwhelmed by the gaudy, vibrant colors. The subjects include flowers, people, and goldfish, and their brilliant colors - intense reds, exhilarating blues, and voluptuous pinks - arouse deep emotions and take us into a world that seems strangely unreal. The colors are permeated with light, and Ninagawa has continually experimented with light and color in order to grasp the richness and beauty of life. Light casts shadows, areas of darkness that quietly emerge behind and around it. These shadows, which might be characterized as decadent or poisonous, are found scattered here and there throughout Ninagawa's huge corpus of images. Light and shadow are interconnected aspects of reality, and the presence of these elements reveals Ninagawa's basic attitude toward photography. An overall view of her artistic achievement was presented through a carefully selected group of photographs in "Mika Ninagawa: Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors," held at five museums in Japan from 2008 to 2010.
The noir series, Ninagawa's latest group of photographs, has been shown as part of a number of solo exhibitions with the subtitle, "Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors." The noir (darkness, blackness) created by this artist known for her flamboyant colors is a brilliantly colored darkness, a deepening and darkening of color. She reveals the glittering realm of life alongside the yawning abyss of death. The world of these photographs is a warped and distorted world, produced by a human hand intervening in the balance between life and death. The territory of this world is expanded and deepened, shifted toward the extreme poles of life and death, allowing viewers to experience an overwhelming, even violent, life force and a deep, distorted, garishly colored darkness.
The noir series, Ninagawa's latest group of photographs, has been shown as part of a number of solo exhibitions with the subtitle, "Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors." The noir (darkness, blackness) created by this artist known for her flamboyant colors is a brilliantly colored darkness, a deepening and darkening of color. She reveals the glittering realm of life alongside the yawning abyss of death. The world of these photographs is a warped and distorted world, produced by a human hand intervening in the balance between life and death. The territory of this world is expanded and deepened, shifted toward the extreme poles of life and death, allowing viewers to experience an overwhelming, even violent, life force and a deep, distorted, garishly colored darkness.
Schedule | Nov 27 (Sat) 2010-Dec 25 (Sat) 2010 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 27 (Sat) 2010 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/  | ||||
| Location | 2F Complex665, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Nanboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6434-7225 | ||||
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