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Toru Ishii
Toru Ishii's early work focused on motifs influenced by graffiti works associated with hip-hop culture. A study abroad stint at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in the UK, however, prompted Ishii to reconsider traditional Japanese artistic idioms and techniques in an objective light. His work now deals mostly with the figure of the Japanese salaryman in contemporary society, as well as urban environments in general. Using techniques that used to be employed by artists such as Korin Ogata and Hokusai Katsushika, Ishii depicts contemporary society in innovative, extravagantly conceived paintings that display an unprecedented sense of boldness and splendor.
[Image: "Earthwork" (2010) Yuzen dye on silk and panel, 99ｘ165cm. Photo: Kei Miyajima]
[Image: "Earthwork" (2010) Yuzen dye on silk and panel, 99ｘ165cm. Photo: Kei Miyajima]
Schedule | Sep 1 (Wed) 2010-Oct 2 (Sat) 2010 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Mizuma Action http://www.mizuma-art.co.jp/top_e.php  | ||||
| Location | 2F Kagura Bldg., 3-13 Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0843 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 5 at Ichigaya Station on the Yurakucho and Namboku lines, 8 minute walk from the West exit of JR Iidabashi Station, 8 minute walk from exit B2a at Iidabashi Station on the Tozai, Yurakucho and Namboku lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3268-2500 | ||||
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